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Resolve

SAFETY JUSTICE

EQUALITY HEALING

Legal, Information & Advocacy Service

FREEDOM

WHY

Supporting Access to Justice & Recovery

CHANGING CULTURE AND TRANSFORMING THE RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN IRELAND

WHO

Women & Supporters Advocates Court Services Gardaí Solicitors & Barristers Legislators Policy Makers

WHAT

R E S O L RESOURCES EDUCATION SOLUTIONS OBSERVATORY Linkage V E VOICE Evaluation

VALUES

R E S O L RESILIENCE EMPOWERMENT SAFETY OPENNESS LEADERSHIP V E VITALITY EFFECTIVENESS

IMPACT SO FAR

• Stronger collaboration with key stakeholders
• Wrap around interagency support for 24 complex cases
• Direct Information and referral service to 85 women
• Bespoke professional development delivered to 400

legal professionals and DV advocates

• Effective lobbying resulting in wide suite of evidence

based changes in Irish Legislation including Criminal Offence of Coercive Control

• Increased understanding of women’s experience of

accessing Justice system – Research

• Dissemination of resources to professionals

NEXT STEPS

• Identify and secure resources to scale up services
• Continued professional development - 250 legal

professionals per year

• Increase Understanding – e.g. Safe World Summit
• Pilot site ‘Examination of potential legal solutions”
• Expand Direct Information and Referral Service
• Increase understanding of women’s experience of

accessing Justice system – Research

• Dissemination of resources to professionals
• Identify strategic cases

• 105 women
• 40 dv services
• Community Foundation of Ireland
• Private Donors
• Law society
• NWCI
• DRCC
• RCNI
• Cosc
• Tusla
• Pobal
• An Garda Síochána
• Courts Services
• Gallagher & Shatter
• Senators
• TD’s
• Ministers for Justice & Equality
• Individual advocates

THANK YOU

Email: resolve@safeireland.ie Phone: 0906 479078 www.safeireland.ie

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