Domestic Homicide Oversight Mechanism for Physical and Mental Health: Briefing Paper

Chantler, Khatidja ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9129-2560, Baker, Victoria, Heyes, Kim ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9029-545X and Gunby, Clare ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8428-6621 (2023) Domestic Homicide Oversight Mechanism for Physical and Mental Health: Briefing Paper. In: Domestic Homicide Oversight Mechanism: HALT study briefings. Research Report. Domestic Abuse Commissioner, London.

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Abstract

Domestic violence and abuse (DVA) can have a significant impact on a person's physical and mental health. Healthcare professionals (HCPs) have a responsibility to respond appropriately to disclosures of DVA, and to follow relevant escalation pathways to ensure a multi-professional approach where necessary. It is a frequent complaint of healthcare professionals that documentation is not shared correctly (or at all), that information recorded within these documents is not accurate (Dheensa and Feder, 2022) or always acted upon.