Question from Community Care – Domestic violence against ethnic minority women and children

Domestic violence against ethnic minority women and children

By Ravi Thiara and Ruth Breslin

* Do you think the project/service you currently provide is accessible and sensitive to the needs of black and minority ethnic women and children affected by domestic violence? What proactive steps could you take to better engage BME women and children affected by domestic violence in your project/service? (GUIDE TIME FOR DISCUSSION: 15 minutes)

* How does domestic violence undermine the mother-child relationship in BME families? What steps could your project/service take to help strengthen this relationship? (15 minutes)

* How could your service responses to BME women and children affected by domestic violence help to promote positive family relationships and address those that are harmful/collusive with the violence? (10 minutes)