This Self-Assessment Tool and Evaluation Framework takes a reflective look at key areas of policy and practice in Scotland from a domestic abuse-informed perspective. The tools can be used to engage key staff in a reflective process, viewing their own system through a domestic abuse-informed lens.
Domestic abuse in families often intersects with the substance abuse and/or mental health issues of one or more family members. The intersection of these issues is complex and diverse and spans case management, service delivery, and safety issues.
This guide offers a framework for:
Improving the assessment of how these issues intersect
This guide is a resource to assist family and friends in being an ally to survivors of domestic abuse. A positive first experience talking about the abuse can make the difference between safety and increased isolation and entrapment for a loved one.
Domestic violence perpetrator manipulation of systems is a critical problem that undermines responses to family violence and deeply impacts adult and child survivors in many ways. Perpetrators manipulate systems to bolster their own power and abuse and to control adult and child survivors further.
This report outlines the types of systems perpetrators may manipulate, how they may do this, and ways in which this behaviour can be addressed.
These resources are for men who are worried about their behavior toward their loved ones. The Choose to Change Toolkit describes a four-step process to assist men in developing strong, safe support networks to help them interrupt their violence and increase safety for other family members. It includes a professionals booklet, information for partners, and information for network contacts.
Care home G was an independent care home in North Lanarkshire registered to care for up to eighty adult residents with mental health problems, associated disabilities and health issues. An LSI commenced for care home G following an escalation of multi-agency concerns.
This provides a snapshot of evidence about chronology improvement based on a quick review of ASP Joint Inspection Reports published between August 2024 and March 2025, plus an Overview Report from 2024. Key messages and examples of good practice are included, illustrating improvements seen in chronology practice, alongside priorities for future work.
The guidance aims to provide a framework that can be used across Scotland, with a view to improving the quality and efficacy of Large Scale Investigations (LSIs). The guidance also aims to achieve greater consistency across Scotland in how LSIs are commenced, conducted, concluded and reported on. The guidance supports using LSIs as a planned and structured intervention wherever possible, while recognising that LSIs will also need to be flexible and respond to changing circumstances.
This webinar explores the challenges professionals face when individuals are "out of sight" - and what more we can do to ensure they are not out of mind, or at risk of harm.
Drawing on recent Adult Support and Protection (ASP) Learning Reviews, the webinar examines situations where services struggled to engage meaningfully with individuals at risk. Through expert insights and real-world case reflections, the webinar asks: are we truly listening, adapting, and responding in ways that meet people where they are?
Sessions in the webinar:
This review relates to the care and protection arrangements for Adult O, age 81. Adult O lived alone and died from injuries caused by a house fire in the early hours of the morning on 22 February 2022, following a visit to the Emergency Department the day before.
Themes and learning points in this review include:
* joint working and clarity of roles/responsibilities
* self-neglect
* the right to protection versus the right to self-determination
* the role of housing.
