Silvia Fraga Dominguez
drsilviafd.bsky.social
Silvia Fraga Dominguez
@drsilviafd.bsky.social

Lecturer in Forensic Psychology at Birmingham City University

Psychology 43%
Public Health 29%

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Congratulations to Dr Hammond and @drsilviafd.bsky.social for their recent publication, titled "Seeking to be Heard: Reflections on the Value of a Partnership Approach to Involving Victims in the Development of Domestic Abuse Policy and Practice". Read here:
doi.org/10.3390/bs15...
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My #PhD student is exploring police decision making and guilt attribution for intimate partner violence. Only take part if you are comfortable with the topic area, as a fictional intimate partner violence scenario is provided. The link is research.sc/participant/.... #ipv #research

Our latest article has been published Open Access! This study was part of my PhD research and explores the help-seeking experiences of supporters of older victims of abuse. #OlderVictims #HelpSeeking #Reporting #AbuseofOlderPeople
Fighting Against Many Walls: The Help-Seeking Experience of Supporters of Older Abuse Victims | Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement | Cambridge Core
Fighting Against Many Walls: The Help-Seeking Experience of Supporters of Older Abuse Victims
www.cambridge.org

Well done, Debbie! Knowing what your workload is like, this is very impressive!

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My son’s killer and me: grief, pain and the power of forgiveness after a one-punch death
Jacob Dunne recounts how his victim’s mother, Joan, helped turn his life around
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/m... on @guardian
My son’s killer and me: grief, pain and the power of forgiveness after a one-punch death
When Jacob Dunne hit James Hodgkinson in a pub brawl, he had no idea the single punch would kill him. Here, he recounts how his victim’s mother, Joan, helped turn his life around, while she reveals wh...
www.theguardian.com

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NO, THANK YOU: REASONS FOR WITHDRAWAL FROM OLDER ADULT ABUSE SUPPORT SERVICES

Storey, J., Dominguez, S. & Perka, M. (2025) / Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect

#openaccess #socialwork

doi.org/10.1080/0894...
No, thank you: reasons for withdrawal from older adult abuse support services
This study explored the prevalence, reasons, and predictors of service withdrawal by victims in a sample of 151 older adult abuse cases reported to a specialist social work service. Withdrawal occu...
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