CAADA has launched a new report about MARACs entitled Saving
lives, saving money: MARACs and high risk domestic abuse. The
report outlines why MARACs save lives and money: it includes
headline figures from a full cost benefit analysis exercise for the
national MARAC picture, as well as real case studies of women who
have been through the MARAC process and are now in a place of
safety. The cost benefit analysis work has been independently
verified by New Philanthropy Capital and identifies £740 million of
potential savings if MARACs were properly resourced for maximum
effectiveness. The report champions the cause for MARACs across the
UK, calling for three things from the government:
- For MARACs to be put on a statutory footing
- For more resources and funding to be invested in the model,
including £40-£50m funding for IDVA services
- For the children identified at MARAC to receive specialist
support
The report outlines how 120,000 high risk victims living in the
UK could be effectively supported if the model was properly
resourced and implemented. Both the
referenced and
unreferenced versions of Saving lives, saving money: MARACs
and high risk domestic abuse are available to download from http://www.caada.org.uk/Research/research.html.
MARAC chairs and coordinators, IDVA services, DV Coordinators
and other stakeholders will receive hard or digital copies over the
coming weeks. For more information contact Samantha Brown by
emailing samantha.brown@caada.org.uk.
