IPR Blog: Strategies to Support Migrant Victim-Survivors of Domestic Abuse

Description

Domestic abuse refers to incidents of emotional, psychological, economic, physical or sexual abuse, controlling, coercive, violent or threatening behaviour between partners, ex-partners, or family members (Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Part 1(1)). Victim-survivors can suffer serious physical injuries and psychological consequences, with survivors having high rates of mental health problems including depression and PTSD. There is also a financial cost, estimated at £66 billion in 2017 in England and Wales. Therefore, the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 is important legislation, yet it is flawed by failing to address additional challenges victim-survivors with insecure immigration status face. This brief will give recommendations to improve support for migrant victim-survivors.

Period	22 Jul 2021
Held at	Institute for Policy Research (IPR)
Degree of Recognition	International