About WDVF
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

History

1990 - 1991

  • First Meeting
  • Regular inter-agency meetings and training provided
  • Domestic Violence Health Promotion Policy formulated

1991 - 1992

  • Council Corporate Policy
  • National Women's Safety Conference
  • DV Training for Police Officers, SDV Officer and the CID

1995 -1996

  • Recruitment of Training and Prevention Co-ordinator
  • Lottery Bid Successful
  • Schools Prevention Project Commences
  • Asian Women Conference
  • SRB1 Funding Secured
  • Asian Women's Project based at Bilston Street Police Station
  • DOVES Project Launch
  • 1996 - 1997
  • WDVF becomes a Charity

1997 - 1998

  • DV Training for Health Professionals established
  • WDVF move to Union Street
  • Revised survival cards printed and distributed
  • Formation of a Statistics Working Group, Publicity Working Group and Advisory Group for individuals working with Perpetrators of DV
  • Train the Trainers Course delivered

1998 - 1999

  • Lottery Bid successful for further 3 years
  • DV Training for staff at New Cross Hospital A&E Dept and District Nurses
  • Launch of the Crime Reduction & Community Safety Strategy Violence and Abuse Conference

1999 - 2000

  • Awareness Training delivered to Asian Women's Group, Graisely Centre for Travelling Families and all School Nurses in Wolverhampton
  • Collaborative work with the Haven Hostel
  • Training Sessions to 2 Housing Dept Homeless Hostels
  • Development of Programme with the Young Offending Team
  • Training and Prevention Post Ends

2000 - 2001

  • Mainstream funding for part-time Co-ordinator successful
  • WDVF moves to Bingley Centre

2001 - 2002

  • Domestic Violence and the Law Seminar
  • Police Staff Training

2002 - 2003

  • Lottery Ends
  • Secure Lloyds TSB and NRF/WCSP for core costs
  • Appointment of Administrator and DV Prevention Officer Posts
  • SCI Funding for CJS Officer Specialist DV Court
  • Bus Advertising Campaign
  • BSR and DV Training for Schools and Family Centres
  • Children and Domestic Violence Seminar
  • Women's Self Defence Steering Group

2003 - 2004

  • Lloyds TSB Funding Ends
  • National Prevention Education Conference
  • Launch of BSR Packs
  • Heart FM Campaign

2004 - 2005

  • Development of the City's Domestic Violence Strategy
  • Formation of the ACPC Children and Domestic Violence sub-group
  • Development of Homelessness Strategy, Local Authority's Domestic Violence Policy and Primary Care Trust's Domestic Violence Policy
  • Recruitment of Criminal Justice Support Services Co-ordinator
  • Recruitment of Training Officer
  • Delivery of DV Training to key organisations
  • Launch of Criminal Justice Conference

2005 – 2006

  • Recruitment of Sexual Violence Advocate
  • Launch of DVEC Campaign
  • Criminal Justice Approach Conference
  • Train the Trainers cours delivered
  • Directory of Services produced
  • Domestic Violence conference
  • Introduction of Common Data Monitoring System

2006 - 2007

  • WDVF moves to the Boot Factory
  • MARAC commences September 2006

 

 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 



Copyright WDVF 2006. All Rights Reserved.