The Drive Partnership
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The Drive Partnership, formed by Respect, SafeLives and Social Finance, is working to transform the national response to perpetrators of domestic abuse.
The webinar examined the impact of cultural understanding, community dialogue and positive engagement on shaping safer, healthier environments for women and girls - especially within Black communities.
Thank you to the Pamoja Njia Bora delivery partners for hosting such an insightful event.
Thank you to the Pamoja Njia Bora delivery partners for hosting such an insightful event.
December 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The webinar examined the impact of cultural understanding, community dialogue and positive engagement on shaping safer, healthier environments for women and girls - especially within Black communities.
Thank you to the Pamoja Njia Bora delivery partners for hosting such an insightful event.
Thank you to the Pamoja Njia Bora delivery partners for hosting such an insightful event.
The programme, co-designed and developed with by-and-for organisations and experts by experience as part of the Drive Partnership’s National Systems Change work, includes both group and one-to-one sessions over 20 weeks in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, and Northamptonshire.
December 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The programme, co-designed and developed with by-and-for organisations and experts by experience as part of the Drive Partnership’s National Systems Change work, includes both group and one-to-one sessions over 20 weeks in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, and Northamptonshire.
The Pamoja Njia Bora Programme (Together, We’ll Find the Best Path Forward) is a specialist response to domestic abuse in Black African, Caribbean, and Mixed Heritage communities delivered by Creating Equalz 2 , SILENCED CIC, and Bambuuu.
December 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The Pamoja Njia Bora Programme (Together, We’ll Find the Best Path Forward) is a specialist response to domestic abuse in Black African, Caribbean, and Mixed Heritage communities delivered by Creating Equalz 2 , SILENCED CIC, and Bambuuu.
November 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
It was fantastic to see so many people attending, including Respect members, sector colleagues, friends and trustees to celebrate the work of Respect.
Read more about the event on Respect's website: www.respect.org.uk/articles/res...
Thank you to the Respect team for hosting a fantastic event.
Read more about the event on Respect's website: www.respect.org.uk/articles/res...
Thank you to the Respect team for hosting a fantastic event.
Respect celebrates 25th anniversary with parliamentary event
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November 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
It was fantastic to see so many people attending, including Respect members, sector colleagues, friends and trustees to celebrate the work of Respect.
Read more about the event on Respect's website: www.respect.org.uk/articles/res...
Thank you to the Respect team for hosting a fantastic event.
Read more about the event on Respect's website: www.respect.org.uk/articles/res...
Thank you to the Respect team for hosting a fantastic event.
Attendees at the event heard from CEO Jo Todd CBE and Patron Dame Vera Baird DBE KC, who reflected on and celebrated the achievements of Respect over the past 25 years.
November 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Attendees at the event heard from CEO Jo Todd CBE and Patron Dame Vera Baird DBE KC, who reflected on and celebrated the achievements of Respect over the past 25 years.
We are proud to work alongside Respect, who have worked towards a vision of a world where those who perpetrate domestic abuse are stopped, held to account and given the chance to change for over two decades.
November 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
We are proud to work alongside Respect, who have worked towards a vision of a world where those who perpetrate domestic abuse are stopped, held to account and given the chance to change for over two decades.
"We are delighted to host this free screening of Solo, which highlights many of the themes around LGBTQ+ domestic abuse and gives people a chance to meet the team and find out more about LEVEL.”
Thank you to the LEVEL team for hosting a captivating and poignant evening.
Thank you to the LEVEL team for hosting a captivating and poignant evening.
November 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
"We are delighted to host this free screening of Solo, which highlights many of the themes around LGBTQ+ domestic abuse and gives people a chance to meet the team and find out more about LEVEL.”
Thank you to the LEVEL team for hosting a captivating and poignant evening.
Thank you to the LEVEL team for hosting a captivating and poignant evening.
John McKernaghan, Chief Officer of The Brunswick Centre, adds: “LEVEL is about helping communities feel seen, supported and safe."
November 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
John McKernaghan, Chief Officer of The Brunswick Centre, adds: “LEVEL is about helping communities feel seen, supported and safe."
“Domestic abuse services have traditionally been built around heterosexual, cisgender relationships. This leaves many LGBTQ+ people feeling invisible or misunderstood. This film provides an opportunity to start a conversation and highlight this vital project.”
November 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
“Domestic abuse services have traditionally been built around heterosexual, cisgender relationships. This leaves many LGBTQ+ people feeling invisible or misunderstood. This film provides an opportunity to start a conversation and highlight this vital project.”
LEVEL is a 22-week programme, co-designed as part of the Drive Partnership’s National Systems Change, delivered by WomenCentre and The Brunswick Centre in West Yorkshire. “LEVEL is a bold and much-needed initiative,” says Stephanie Mallas, Deputy CEO at Calderdale Staying Safe, part of WomenCentre."
November 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
LEVEL is a 22-week programme, co-designed as part of the Drive Partnership’s National Systems Change, delivered by WomenCentre and The Brunswick Centre in West Yorkshire. “LEVEL is a bold and much-needed initiative,” says Stephanie Mallas, Deputy CEO at Calderdale Staying Safe, part of WomenCentre."
The day also included a keynote speech from the Rt Hon. Baroness Patricia Scotland KC, alongside moving musical and poetic performances.
It was a fantastic event filled with learning and insights from across the sector. Thank you to the NO MORE Foundation and the Centre for Public Impact.
It was a fantastic event filled with learning and insights from across the sector. Thank you to the NO MORE Foundation and the Centre for Public Impact.
November 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The day also included a keynote speech from the Rt Hon. Baroness Patricia Scotland KC, alongside moving musical and poetic performances.
It was a fantastic event filled with learning and insights from across the sector. Thank you to the NO MORE Foundation and the Centre for Public Impact.
It was a fantastic event filled with learning and insights from across the sector. Thank you to the NO MORE Foundation and the Centre for Public Impact.
Highlights included:
- ‘Power in Policy: Turning Commitment Into Change’
- ‘From Grassroots to Global: Frontline Lessons in Ending VAWG’
- ‘Ending Violence Against LGBTQ+ Communities’ .
- ‘Brick by Brick: Strategies to End Rape Culture and Misogyny’
- ‘Power in Policy: Turning Commitment Into Change’
- ‘From Grassroots to Global: Frontline Lessons in Ending VAWG’
- ‘Ending Violence Against LGBTQ+ Communities’ .
- ‘Brick by Brick: Strategies to End Rape Culture and Misogyny’
November 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Highlights included:
- ‘Power in Policy: Turning Commitment Into Change’
- ‘From Grassroots to Global: Frontline Lessons in Ending VAWG’
- ‘Ending Violence Against LGBTQ+ Communities’ .
- ‘Brick by Brick: Strategies to End Rape Culture and Misogyny’
- ‘Power in Policy: Turning Commitment Into Change’
- ‘From Grassroots to Global: Frontline Lessons in Ending VAWG’
- ‘Ending Violence Against LGBTQ+ Communities’ .
- ‘Brick by Brick: Strategies to End Rape Culture and Misogyny’
The event brought together powerful speakers from across the sector and featured a number of inspiring discussions and performances.
November 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The event brought together powerful speakers from across the sector and featured a number of inspiring discussions and performances.
Thank you to MOPAC for hosting, as well as inviting the Drive Partnership to mark the beginning of hashtag#16DaysOfActivism in such a meaningful way.
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@cranstoun.org @respectuk.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Thank you to MOPAC for hosting, as well as inviting the Drive Partnership to mark the beginning of hashtag#16DaysOfActivism in such a meaningful way.
@cranstoun.org @respectuk.bsky.social
@cranstoun.org @respectuk.bsky.social
The event provided a timely and useful platform for insights and discussion on how we can collectively work together to strengthen responses to perpetrators of domestic abuse and improve the immediate and long-term safety of victim-survivors.
November 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The event provided a timely and useful platform for insights and discussion on how we can collectively work together to strengthen responses to perpetrators of domestic abuse and improve the immediate and long-term safety of victim-survivors.
To round off the event, we heard from several panelists, including Kyla Kirkpatrick, Director of the Drive Partnership, on the topic of embedding learning into the future of perpetrator provision in London, chaired by
Jain Lemom, Head of Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls at MOPAC
Jain Lemom, Head of Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls at MOPAC
November 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
To round off the event, we heard from several panelists, including Kyla Kirkpatrick, Director of the Drive Partnership, on the topic of embedding learning into the future of perpetrator provision in London, chaired by
Jain Lemom, Head of Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls at MOPAC
Jain Lemom, Head of Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls at MOPAC
Restart is a collaboration between The Drive Partnership, MOPAC, Respect, and Cranstoun, and has been delivered across five London Boroughs. It brings together children’s social care, housing and domestic abuse services to identify and respond to patterns of harmful behaviour at an earlier stage.
November 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Restart is a collaboration between The Drive Partnership, MOPAC, Respect, and Cranstoun, and has been delivered across five London Boroughs. It brings together children’s social care, housing and domestic abuse services to identify and respond to patterns of harmful behaviour at an earlier stage.
The Drive Project is our flagship intervention for high-risk, high-harm and serial perpetrators of domestic abuse and Restart is our earlier intervention for families at risk of, or experiencing, domestic abuse.
November 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The Drive Project is our flagship intervention for high-risk, high-harm and serial perpetrators of domestic abuse and Restart is our earlier intervention for families at risk of, or experiencing, domestic abuse.
The event included a range of brilliant speakers, and we were delighted to see colleagues presenting on the Drive Project Pan-London process and implementation evaluation, as well as Restart’s recently published feasibility report.
November 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The event included a range of brilliant speakers, and we were delighted to see colleagues presenting on the Drive Project Pan-London process and implementation evaluation, as well as Restart’s recently published feasibility report.