{"id":5121,"date":"2026-05-18T11:04:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T10:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bawso.org.uk\/?page_id=5121"},"modified":"2026-05-18T11:04:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T10:04:36","slug":"listening-is-a-big-step","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bawso.org.uk\/cs\/listening-is-a-big-step\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Naslouch\u00e1n\u00ed je velk\u00fd krok\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Co-developing a multi-agency framework with Black and Minority Ethnic women for Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (VAWDASV)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"536\" height=\"156\" src=\"https:\/\/bawso.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bawso.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image.png 536w, https:\/\/bawso.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-300x87.png 300w, https:\/\/bawso.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-18x5.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Project summary<\/strong><br>Led by the University of South Wales in partnership with Bawso, the project explores multi-agency working in relation to the needs and experiences of Minority Ethnic women affected by<br>VAWDASV to co-develop a multi-agency framework for Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Approach<\/strong><br>Using Community Based Participatory Research, we are working with 11 Minority Ethnic<br>women with lived experience, and professionals representing organisations\/services:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Two peer researchers (employed by University of South Wales), ex-Bawso service users.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nine Bawso current\/ex-service users.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organisations\/representatives from relevant professions identified through consultation<br>with Bawso service users: Social Care Wales, CAFCASS Cymru, Midwifery, Health<br>Visiting, and South Wales Police.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Work to date<\/strong><br>Co-developing the multi-agency framework is an iterative process, comprising six full-day in\u0002person workshops. We have held four in-person workshops, with final workshops scheduled<br>for May and June 2026. Recognising the importance of producing high-quality, engaging,<br>accessible, and useable materials for professionals \/ organisations, we have commissioned a<br>professional designer to work with us. The project is complimented by 32 interviews and 12 co\u0002produced Digital Stories with service users, and a Qualitative Evidence Synthesis. Findings will<br>be integrated into the final framework and reported on separately, including academic<br>publications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Anticipated outcome<\/strong><br>Minority Ethnic women with lived experience are informing what multi-agency working should<br>look like and the outcomes that matter to them. The co-developed framework and<br>accompanying materials will enhance understanding and support professionals\/organisations to best respond to needs and experiences via a multi-agency response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Timeline<\/strong><br>The project concludes September 2026 with a final report submitted to the funder, and a series<br>of cross-sector workshops (October 2026) to share findings and the framework.<br><br><strong>Cit\u00e1ty<\/strong><br><em>Service user participation, to me, means having a real voice. It means that people who have lived<br>through difficult situations are not just being supported, but are also being listened to, respected,<br>and involved in decisions that affect services. Too often, people with lived experience are spoken<br>about rather than spoken with. This project changes that (Advisory group member, ex-service<br>user).<\/em><br><em>Personally, the project has been an important part of my own healing journey, being with other<br>survivors who share elements of my own story has validated my own experience and allowed me<br>to make sense of what happened while working together to create positive, lasting change.<br>Professionally, the project has allowed me to gain experience and exposure to various aspects<br>of research, improving my confidence and broadening my skills, and giving me the opportunity<br>to be a part of an incredible and supportive USW &amp; Bawso project team (Peer researcher, ex-service user).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Further information<\/strong><br>Dr Sarah Wallace, Associate Professor, Innovation and Engagement, University of South Wales.<br>Email: sarah.wallace@southwales.ac.uk<br>Nancy Lidubwi, Head of Policy, Bawso. Email: nancy@bawso.org.uk<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Funding<\/strong><br>The \u2018Listening is a big step\u2019 project is funded by Welsh Government through Health and Care<br>Research Wales. The views expressed are those of the author\/s and not necessarily those of<br>Health and Care Research Wales or Welsh Government<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Co-developing a multi-agency framework with Black and Minority Ethnic women for Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (VAWDASV) Project summaryLed by the University of South Wales in partnership [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"\u2018Listening is a big step\u2019","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5121","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-18 03:43:54","action":"category-add","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bawso.org.uk\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bawso.org.uk\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bawso.org.uk\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bawso.org.uk\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bawso.org.uk\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5121"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/bawso.org.uk\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5121\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5129,"href":"https:\/\/bawso.org.uk\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5121\/revisions\/5129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bawso.org.uk\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}