We have many leaflets for professionals working with those who have been abused by their partner.

• Hertfordshire's Domestic Abuse Strategy
• Herts Sunflower posters
• Herts Sunflower services leaflets
• General advice leaflets
• Domestic abuse leaflets from national services
• Reports, Briefings and Papers

Hertfordshire's Domestic Abuse Strategy

It sets out how all the agencies with a responsibility for preventing and tackling domestic abuse will work together to break the cycle of abuse.

• Domestic Abuse Equalities Impact Assessment – the equalities impact assessment for the county's domestic abuse strategy
• Domestic Abuse Joint Strategic Needs Assessment  – the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment for domestic abuse in Hertfordshire
• Hertfordshire Domestic Abuse Strategy (2022-2025)
• Hertforshire Domestic Abuse Strategy on a Page
• Domestic Abuse and Complex Needs Partnership Summit - Full deck of presentation slides from the November 2021 Summit

Herts Sunflower posters

• Female Genital Mutilation poster 1 (PDF, 606kb)
• Female Genital Mutilation poster 2 (PDF, 782kb)
• Forced Marriage poster (PDF, 480kb)

Herts Sunflower services leaflets

• Herts Sunflower J9 Resource and Information Pack 2019
• Hertfordshire Sunflower Services Leaflet (October 2011)
• Hertfordshire Sunflower drop in service - leaflet
• Herts Sunflower poster (2018) (PDF)
• Hertfordshire Independent Domestic Violence Advocacy (IDVA) flyer

General advice leaflets

• Going to court (pdf)
• Domestic abuse and the law (pdf)
• Domestic violence general advice factsheet (pdf)
• Domestic Violence Protection Notice/Order factsheet (pdf)
• Coercive control factsheet (pdf)
• Clare’s Law (Disclosure Scheme) factsheet
• Housing navigator leaflet

Domestic abuse leaflets from national services

• The Women’s Aid website has a ‘survivor handbook’ available in many different languages. Women’s Aid – Help & Advice – Information in Other Languages. The Survivor’s Handbook provides step-by-step guidance on all aspects of accessing support. It includes information on safety planning, legal options, the effects of abuse on children, housing and refuge options and health issues.
• National Centre For Domestic Violence website – Professionals can make a referral directly to the National Centre for Domestic Violence online for help with injunctions. The victim will be contacted within 24 hours.
• Mankind leaflet – provides advice and support for male victims
• Galop are an LGBT+ anti-violence charity. They work with individuals who have experienced hate crime, sexual violence or domestic abuse. They also support lesbian, gay, bi, trans and queer people who have had issues with the police or have questions about the criminal justice system.  They are a completely independent community-led group.

Reports, Briefings and Papers

• Pathways project (PDF 2.47MB)