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24th June 2010
Changes will shortly be taking place to the application process for work taking place in Scotland. The last day for applications is 19th July 2010. After this time applicants should follow the guidelines for the Main Grants Programme.
The changes only apply to applications for grants of £10,000 or more per year.
16th June 2010
All guidelines on our site have today been updated. There are no significant changes, but we have added some important guidance about budgets and the level of increments on salaries that can be considered. The new guidelines all have the same brown Henry Smith Charity block in the top right corner that you will see above on our banner, so please make sure you have downloaded the most up-to-date version of the relevant guidelines before making your application.
March 2010
Warning - Email Scam
It has been brought to our attention that there is an email circulating, purporting to originate from The Henry Smith Charity, that offers donations to individuals and organisations. Please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page for more information on this. You are strongly advised not to respond to these emails.
24th November 2009
Safety in Numbers: a multi-site evaluation of Independent Domestic Violence Advisor Services has been published. The study is the first large scale, multi-site evaluation of IDVA (Independent Domestic Violence Advisor) services across England and Wales.
Over two years, the study followed 2,500 women across seven sites in England and Wales who were suffering from severe, high risk physical, emotional and sexual abuse as well as stalking and harassment. It found that this abuse stopped completely in two-thirds of cases where there was intensive support from an IDVA service, and for those where abuse continued, levels were considerably reduced. IDVAs act as the main interface between victims and the main agencies involved in keeping them safe (eg police, courts, children's services, health services).
Recommendations from the report include increasing the number of IDVAs nationally. Currently there are less than half the 1,200 to 1,500 needed to achieve national coverage.
The cost of providing an IDVA for a high risk victim of domestic abuse per successful outcome (ie where all forms of abuse cease) is less than £1,000.
The study was commissioned by The Hestia Fund with support from The Henry Smith Charity and The Sigrid Rausing Trust. Its authors are Dr Emma Howarth and Louise Stimpson MRes with input from Diana Barran BA and an expert panel that included Dr Amanda Robinson.
The report, summary and key findings are available to download in PDF format by clicking on the links below:
Safety in Numbers: the full report (162 pages) 1.1MB PDF
Safety in Numbers: executive summary and recommendations (16 pages) 116KB PDF
Safety in Numbers: a summary of the four key findings (2 pages) 50KB PDF