Implementing Safe & Together in Scotland

The Safe & Together Model is an internationally recognised suite of tools and interventions designed to help social workers and other key professionals to engage with families experiencing domestic abuse in a child-centred, strengths-based way. Implementing Safe & Together in Scotland: Creating Domestic Abuse-Informed Workforces, Services and Systems - Year Two Learning Report marks the second in a series of reports highlighting key learning about the activities from 12 local authorities/ partnerships funded through the Delivering Equally Safe fund to embed the Safe & Together Model, the impact this work is having and the barriers and enablers to embedding domestic abuse-informed practice and processes identified by those organisations.

This event will bring together local and national stakeholders with a role to play in improving outcomes for children and families experiencing domestic abuse across Scotland, and provides an opportunity to:

• Explore the Year Two Learning report and learn more about the Safe & Together model and how it is being rolled out across Scotland - including the emerging evidence on the impact this is having for professionals and families, and the barriers and enablers being identified in relation to embedding domestic abuse informed systems, services and workforces;
• Explore links between this work and other key priorities that stakeholders are progressing locally and nationally to improve outcomes for children and families - including the implementation of UNCRC, the Promise and the National Trauma Transformation Programme; and
• Following the publication of the refreshed Equally Safe strategy in 2023, consider next steps and opprtunities for joined up wokring across naitonal priorities and agendas in order to achieve the best possible outcomes for children and fmailies in Scotland.

Agenda and details of speakers will be shared with attendees ahead of the event. Coffee & Registration from 9.30am - Lunch will be provided for in person attendees.

This event is in-person, but for those unable to travel we will provide the option to join online. To get the most out of the event we encourage you to attend in person if you're able to do so. Please contact [email protected] if you want to attend virtually.

In October 2021, the Scottish Government provided funding through the Delivering Equally Safe (DES) Fund to support 12 local authorities/partnerships to progress activities to embed the Safe & Together Model between October 2021 and March 2025 and provided funding to the Improvement Service to work alongside these 12 local authorities/partnerships to support them in their improvement journey, with a particular focus on generating learning on the impact on the long-term ambition to embed domestic abuse informed workforces, systems and service across Scotland.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

COSLA Conference Centre, 19 Haymarket Yards, Edinburgh, United Kingdom