Scrutiny Commission on Domestic Violence 6 th October 2011 Helen Bowman, STDAPP Coordinator Hazel Hedley, Chief Executive, Impact Family Services

History of STDAPP STDAPP is a multi agency service launched in Research used to support the programme included the number of incidents of domestic abuse reported to Northumbria Police, the number of children reported to be involved in these incidents and the number of incidents which didn’t result in a prosecution meaning that probations Community Domestic Violence Programme could not be offered.

Context of Domestic Abuse in South Tyneside According to the British Crime Survey 1 in 14 women experienced domestic abuse in the past year. In South Tyneside its estimated that the figure may be almost double this at 1 in 8 women. It is estimated that 5892 women in South Tyneside have been a victim of domestic violence in the past year. From reported incidents of domestic violence it is estimated in South Tyneside that there may be as many as 2049 known perpetrators of domestic violence. Including unreported incidents of domestic violence there number of perpetrators in South Tyneside may be in excess of 12, % of reported incidents to the police involved children. South Tyneside Domestic Violence Needs Assessment, 2011

Staff Structure STDAPP Manager Co-ordinator (Employed by STDAPP) Practitioner Admin. Assistant (Employed by STDAPP) Clinical Supervisor

Respect Accreditation Respect is a national body for domestic abuse perpetrator programmes and promotes best practice in work with perpetrators of domestic violence and associated work with women. Respect ensures that models of work covers: Safety Assess and Management of Risk Coordinated Community Response Diversity and Equal Access to Services Promote Respectful Relationships STDAPP and Options are currently taking part in a 2 year longitudinal study with Respect tracking men and their partners and ex partners to investigate what works in perpetrator programmes in relation to reducing violence and improving safety and freedom for women and children.

Action for Change Programme Motivational Interviewing, an opportunity for men to identify their abusive behaviour, learn alternative ways of handling situations in a supportive and non abusive way, and time to practice these skills in a safe environment. Consists of : 4 one to one assessment sessions 4 half day pre group sessions 26 weeks core group work covering 7 modules

Action for Change One to One Pre GroupCore Group Risk AssessmentGroup DynamicsRolling Programme Understanding of Concerns DisclosuresExploration Facilitating Change TalkActive WorkDiscussion Programme Collaboration Core conceptsReflection Remorse Levels Form Relationships Skills Practice Midway Review Leaving Review

Module Content

Active Group Work Scene or Vignette Work (Creating a Family) – short scene to illustrate a specific segment of power and control. Control Logs – Active walk through of an abusive incident to enable a fuller picture to be gained. Change Plans – Written record of actions to be taken, can act as a guide to rehearsing skills and reviewing efforts to put them into practice. Forum Theatre or Skills Coaching – Development of positive new skills along with analysis of negative behaviours. Teaching Skills – Teaching of generic skills through active work, for example, listening skills, assertiveness, compromise, negotiation, dealing with jealousy, facing anger from a partner.

Control Log BehaviourThinkingFeelingMinimisation, Denial and Blame Effects on Others

Change Plan A Key change I want to make is: The specific steps or skills needed for this are: To trust my partner- To think about my actions in advance. - To sit back and assess situations. - To be able to discuss things with my partner. To be honest with my partner- To tell my partner how I feel. - To take responsibility for my actions. To be a better father- To become involved in daily routines. - To spend more time with my children.

Options and the Management of Risk One to one support, safety planning and Freedom programme. Risk management is a key function of STDAPP, we have adopted the CAADA-DASH Risk Identification Checklist (RIC) for perpetrators which is an adaptation of the risk assessment developed for use with victims of domestic abuse, stalking and honour based violence. RIC’s are updated on a monthly basis however if there are any particular concerns then the RIC will be updated at that point. Examples of RIC’s needing immediately updating are when there is a child/pregnancy, a new incident, separation, child contact dispute, increase in misuse of substances, threats to kill, mental health concerns.

CAADA-DASH Risk identification Checklist for working with Perpetrators

CAADA-DASH Risk identification Checklist for working with Perpetrators Third Person Version to Combine Information from all Sources

Partnerships Working Children's Services Last year (April 2010 to March 2011) STDAPP recorded 169 children on its database, with 51 of these children having some form of Children's Services involvement and 17 of these children were subject to Child Protection Plans. Of the 17 men completing the STDAPP programme last year, 7 of the men had children subject to Child Protection Plans and during their time on the programme 6 of the men's children's were deregistered. MARAC Last year STDAPP provided information to the MARAC about 21 men whose partners or ex partners were assessed as being high risk or experiencing violence in the future. Integrated Offender Management Since February STDAPP has provided information to the IOM about 10 men who had been in contact with the programme, the IOM is also an opportunity for referrals to STDAPP to be considered (Recommended in the VAWG: Action Plan 2011) Probation STDAPP worked with 24 men who were subject to a probation order, with 8 of these men being referred by the Offender Manager.

Output Data Referring Agency Self Referral 34Social Services29 Probation 8Cafcass5 NHS 1Police1 Family 1Other 4 Partnership with Options 58 women were referred to Options. 33 women engaged with Options for 2 or more sessions. Profile of Children 169 children were recorded on the STDAPP database. 51 of these children has some form of social services intervention. 17 of these children were subject to a Child Protection Plan.

Outcomes: What Difference Did We Make? OutcomesActual Achievement of Measures Men are able to control their behaviour. Information was provided from the PPU regarding arrest data for a group of 10 men who had completed the full STDAPP programme and a group of 10 men who had only completed the one to one assessment stage. The feedback showed that of the group of 10 men who had only completed the one to one assessment stage, 8 had subsequently been arrested for incidents of domestic abuse. Of the group of 10 men who had completed the full STDAPP programme only 1 man had subsequently been arrested for an incident of domestic abuse. Men have more positive relationships with their (ex) partners. During STDAPP received programme feedback from 15 men, 12 men reported they had totally stopped any physical violence, 1 man reported he had reduced physical violence and 2 men reported that they had never been physically violence. 11 men reported that they had totally stopped being abusive in non physical ways, 1 man felt the programme made no difference to his use of non physical abuse and 3 men reduced any non physical abuse. Children enjoy a safe home environment. Of the 17 men completing the programme, 7 of the men had children subject to a Child Protection Plan, during their time on the programme 6 of the men’s children were deregistered.

Police Statistics Date of Referral Date Closed Arrests Prior enrolment Arrests during enrolment Arrests from date closed + 6 months Men referred but never engaged Date of Referral Date Closed Arrests Prior enrolment Arrests during enrolment Arrests from date closed + 6 months Men who completed one to one assessment then disengaged

Police Statistics Date of Referral Date Completed Arrests Prior enrolment Arrests during enrolment Arrests from date closed + 6 months Men who completed the programme

Cost Effectiveness The Family Savings Calculator developed by the Department for Education has been used to quantify cost benefits saved by services and agencies from a family at risk undergoing and completing intensive intervention. Data from 27 authorities was collected and used to estimate the net costs, savings and who benefited. The table below illustrates the estimated cost of responding to one domestic violence incident. One man successfully completing the STDAPP programme may possibly represent a net cost saving to the South Tyneside economy overall of £15,815. in 2010/11 17 men completed the STDAPP programme resulting in a possible cost saving to South Tyneside of £268,855. South Tyneside Domestic Violence Needs Assessment, 2011

Views of Clients WM – Wednesday Core Group “The programme has opened my eyes”. TMcE – Partner of WM “He takes my views and opinions into consideration and instead of trying to get me to think his way and arguing his point he is able to accept that we are two different people and agree to disagree”. MP – Wednesday Core Group “The programme has raised my awareness of different forms of abuse, some of my behaviour I though of as normal but other people had different views”. CB – Partner of MP “The programme has helped reduce his agitation – he walks away when he is agitated now”. SMcI- Monday Core Group “The programme has helped me to reduce my use of physical abuse and I have not been physically abusive towards my partner since attending the programme. I feel my behaviours have been challenged during the programme and influenced me in stopping being physically abusive”. DS – Monday Core Group “I feel that discussing my relationship with my children each week and getting the views of other group members has helped in rebuilding the relationship I have with them”.