23rd March
We know that crimes such as domestic abuse, sexual violence including child sexual exploitation and honour-based abuse disproportionately affect women and girls. However, we recognise that men and boys are affected by these issues too. Violence against women and girls can have a major impact on victims in terms of mental health, substance misuse, homelessness, loss of employment and lower educational outcomes and life chances.
Nottinghamshire has a well-developed range of skilled specialist organisations working to meet the needs of victims and survivors, but there are opportunities to improve access to services among some communities and how effectively agencies work together. There are also opportunities to improve our knowledge of what works in tackling violence against women and girls and ensure that the work we do is evidence-led and robustly evaluated.
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