Witnessing or experiencing domestic abuse can have a detrimental effect on a child's mental, physical and economic wellbeing. By recognising when an employee or colleague is experiencing domestic abuse, professionals working in any sector can help keep children safe.
In this podcast episode, domestic abuse experts from the NSPCC Helpline discuss what you can do to support and safeguard colleagues who experience domestic abuse.
The discussion covered:
- why a workplace domestic abuse policy is good practice to support non-abusing parents and their children
- what should be included in a workplace domestic abuse policy
- the potential indicators of domestic abuse
- the barriers that people may experience when they take steps to speak to their employer about domestic abuse
- what managers can do to support colleagues experiencing domestic abuse or other safeguarding concerns.
