Needs of victims of domestic violence and gaps in services for children at risk of being placed in protective care

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This report summaries key findings from literature and desk based reviews carried out by evaluators spread over four different jurisdictions within the European Union. It seeks to collate existing evidence relating to the experience of intimate partner of domestic violence and child protection, and any interaction between these significant issues. In doing so it provides an initial assessment of the need for support geared towards domestic violence survivors at risk of having their children taken into protective care and the current gaps in this type of service provision.