FINAL_VISION Adolescent Domestic Abuse summary report.pdfThis document summarises the highlights, findings, and recommendations from one paper and two events on adolescent domestic abuse as part of the UKPRP Violence, Health and Society (VISION) research consortium.

This document summarises the highlights, findings, and recommendations across the two activities and one paper on adolescent domestic abuse (ADA) as part of the UKPRP Violence, Health and Society research consortium (VISION). The paper is a rapid review conducted in late 2023 and examines the terminology and related terminology used in ADA literature and its associations to inform the development of a research and policy agenda. This VISION paper focuses on the perpetration and victimisation as it concerns adolescents, especially those under 16 years old, and the factors that act as protective and recovery mechanisms for young people experiencing ADA. The first activity was a consultation project, “Too soon, too late”, with young people who experienced abuse in their relationships when they were aged 13 to 16. VISION organised the focus group with the aim to develop a robust, methodological framework for a future ADA research proposal. Together with SafeLives, a charity working to end domestic violence, they co-developed the material for the focus group with young people, which took place in March 2024. The second activity to take place was the VISION ADA conference held at City, UoL, in April 2024. The event brought together 161 academics, practitioners, and policy makers to share existing research, policy and practice. Presentation highlights are outlined in this document.