Impacted and Impactful: Findaway 2026 Conference

WWIN are delighted to invite you to our upcoming Findaway conference - Impacted & Impactful: the power of families, friends, and communities in ending domestic abuse. 

The conference will bring together people with lived experience, professionals, and academics to explore the impact of domestic abuse on families, friends and communities, reflect on the benefits and challenges in engaging informal supporters, and to consider how we can strengthen support for those affected.

We will hear directly from family members on their experiences and bring together expertise from across the sector to share best practice, challenges, and create space for meaningful discussion on how we can work together across communities and services to end domestic abuse.

Drawing on a range of expert academic, practitioner and bereaved family member speakers, the programme will include:

• Insights from the Findaway project
• Key learning from our research and evaluation
• The importance of informal support in teenage relationships
• Engaging families and friends of perpetrators - challenges and opportunities
• Strengthening support and pathways for families and friends, and meeting the needs of diverse communities
• What works to engage communities

Speakers include:

Nour Norris OBE –  Nour is a nationally recognised campaigner, consultant and leading voice in the fight to improve how the UK responds to domestic abuse and violence against women and girls. Following the murder of her sister, Khawla Saleem, and niece, Raneem Oudeh, after repeated calls to the police for help, Nour turned devastating personal loss into a sustained campaign for systemic change, with her campaigning being instrumental in the development of Raneem’s Law.

Natasha Rattu – Natasha is a leading domestic abuse campaigner, barrister, and the Executive Director of Karma Nirvana, which works to support victims and end Honour Based Abuse in the UK. Responsible for developing the national specialist Honour Based Abuse police risk assessment tool, Natasha has trained 26 police forces across England and Wales, and is passionate about the role families, friends and communities can play in preventing abuse.

Clive Ruggles – Clive is Chair and co-founder of the Alice Ruggles Trust, set up following the murder of his daughter, Alice Ruggles, by her ex-partner. Clive is a prominent campaigner and plays a leading role in raising public awareness, increasing understanding and improving prevention and protection in relation to stalking, especially amongst young people.

Phyllis Daly - Phyllis has campaigned tirelessly for change following the death of her daughter, Jessie Laverack. Phyllis is passionate about improving our collective responses to victims and their families and highlighting the link between domestic abuse and suicide.

Rebecca Vagi – Rebecca leads Make a Change at Respect and brings extensive experience and expertise in working with those who use abusive behaviours in order to prevent domestic abuse.

Chompa Syeda Begum – Chompa is co-founder of Al-Falaq, working with diverse communities to build bridges, provide specialist domestic abuse support, advocacy and safe referral pathways. 

Dr Alison Gregory – Alison is a leading researcher in the field of domestic abuse and informal supporters. Using her research Alison developed the Women’s Aid Friends and Family Handbook. 

Professor Catherine Donovan – Catherine is a leading researcher recognised for her expertise in LGBT+ relationships and domestic abuse. Catherine led the evaluation of Findaway by Durham University.

Frank Mullane – Frank is the CEO of Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA), a centre of excellence for reviews after domestic homicide and for specialist advocacy and peer support.

Family member speakers –  We will also hear directly from family members with lived experience of domestic abuse and its impact. 

With more speakers to be announced soon.

We would be delighted if you could join us for an engaging and thought-provoking day of learning, collaboration and shared practice.

Tickets are free and include the all-day conference with lunch and refreshments. We expect demand to be high for this event with limited tickets - please ensure you book your place early to avoid missing out. 

As places are limited, attendance is by invitation only. We kindly ask that this invitation is not forwarded more widely. If you are unable to attend but feel a colleague would benefit from attending in your place, please contact us to nominate a representative.

*This is an in-person only conference and will not be streamed online.*