Season 2 Episode 4: Making Good Decisions: How Professionals Use the Safe & Together Model’s Critical Components to Help Survivors

About This Episode

What do practitioners need to pay most attention to in domestic violence cases involving children? What kind of evidence do courts need to hear evidence if they want to make good decisions related to custody and access? The Safe & Together Model's Critical Components are the foundational guide to domestic violence–informed assessment and decision-making. 

In this episode, David and Ruth dive into the each of the Critical Components and discuss:

• The history behind their development

• How they can help drive systems change

• How their application can prevent victim-blaming

• How they allow practitioners to consider important factors like cultural trauma without allowing it be an excuse for perpetration

Additional Resources

• Online Course: Safe & Together: An Introduction to the Model

• Training: Safe & Together Model: 4-Day Core Training

• Safe & Together Institute’s domestic abuse–informed trainings

• Safe & Together Institute’s upcoming events

• David Mandel’s book Stop Blaming Mothers and Ignoring Fathers: How to Transform the Way We Keep Children Safe from Domestic Violence