How and where it was developed
The idea was conceived, developed and implemented first in the North of the county by a small steering group made up from members of the Cherwell Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership’s Domestic Abuse Group.
The purpose was to create a multiagency team of lead practitioners to provide the frontline element of integrated support and advice to victims of domestic violence and their dependents. A pilot was implemented by the development team who initially conceived the idea devised and facilitated training and resources.
There were 23 initial Champions from a variety of agencies working within Cherwell and surrounding districts. An initial evaluation was undertaken which gave very positive feedback from those involved.
Interim report of evaluation of Cherwell Domestic Abuse Champions - 2005 (pdf, 35.1 Kb)
Help lines
- National helpline
(24 hrs)
0808 2000 247 - Oxfordshire domestic abuse helpline
0800 731 0055 - Police
(non emergency)
101 - Victim support
0845 450 3883 - Kiran Asian
women’s aid
0208 558 1986 - Men's advice line
0808 801 0327 - Broken Rainbow
(LGBT)
020 8539 9507 - Elder abuse
0808 808 8141 - Childline
0800 1111
