Shetland Domestic Abuse Partnership

Remit

The overall aim of the partnership and its action plan is to eliminate domestic abuse throughout Shetland. The Partnership will do this by promoting a co-ordinated and multi-agency approach to addressing and tackling this issue.

In accordance with the National Strategy there are three objectives to this overall aim:

• Prevention - To prevent, remove or diminish the risk of abuse by various means

• Protection - To challenge and positively change peoples attitudes to domestic abuse

• Provision - To provide adequate services to deal with the consequences of abuse against women & children, & to help both to rebuild their lives

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Membership

Shetland Islands Council

Hazel Sutherland (Chair)

Denise Morgan

Anne Bain

Jim Reyner

Northern Constabulary

Lynne Falconer

NHS Shetland

Susan Keay

Wendy Hatrick

Lynda Smith

Community Alcohol & Drug Support Services Shetland (CADSSS)

Gill Hession

Shetland Youth Information Service

Barry Callieu

Hjaltland Housing Association

Fiona Robertson