The role of workplace IDVAs as part of a domestic abuse response.
This free Insight Hour webinar, held in October 2024 with Hestia, focussed on how employers can incorporate Independent Domestic Violence Advocates (IDVAs) in their workplace response to domestic abuse. IDVAs are accredited advocates for victim-survivors of domestic abuse. They provide practical and emotional support, help keep victim-survivors safe, and liaise with other agencies on their behalf.
Hestia was joined by consultancy firm EY who shared insights on providing an IDVA service for their employees.
Hestia also spoke more broadly about how employers can be innovative in their domestic abuse responses to provide their employees with the most robust support. This included insights from their “Employers Respond to Abuse Adviceline” service, and their learnings from the Everyone’s Business Awards, which are awarded each year to employers that have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to tackling domestic abuse.
Hestia have also written a guest blog about IDVAs, you can read it here.
