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WHAT IS THE RIVA PROJECT?The RIVA Study (evaluating models of health-based mateRnIty Violence Advisor provision in maternity services) looks at how healthcare-based IDVA services work within NHS Trusts across the England. We want to understand what makes them effective, what challenges they face, and how they can be improved.
Domestic Violence and Abuse (DVA) can affect up to 1 in 5 women during pregnancy. It can have a serious impact on the health and wellbeing of both mothers and babies. As women have regular contact with health services during pregnancy, it can be a good time to notice and offer help to those at risk of abuse. Healthcare-based Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (hIDVAs) are specially trained professionals who work in healthcare settings to support people experiencing abuse. They help assess risks, make safety plans, and connect people experiencing abuse to the right support — with the aim of reducing abuse and improving health and wellbeing. |
WHAT ARE OUR PROJECT AIMS?The main aims of the RIVA Study are to:
1. Describe how healthcare-based IDVA services work in practice, including how the model is adapted to fit different healthcare settings; 2. Use approaches from implementation and improvement science to understand what helps these services work well, and how they can be sustained and expanded in the future; 3. Evaluate how IDVA services are being put into practice across five NHS Trusts with maternity services — including looking at whether they help:
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This study is funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaborations South West Peninsula, Yorkshire and Humber and North East and North Cumbria as part of the Child Health and Maternity and Prevention with Behavioural Risk Factors National Priority Programmes.
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