Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Meet the team – Monique Sinclaire
October 20, 2020
October marks Domestic Violence awareness month which aims to unify both women and men who have unfortunately been victims of domestic violence.
Two women are killed a week by a current or former partner in England and Wales and in the year ending March 2019, approximately 1.6 million women experienced domestic abuse (Office for National Statistics, 2019).
As alarming as these stats may be, it is assumed that the figures are most likely a lot higher as many cases go unreported.
For the remainder of this month we will be sharing content throughout the communications bulletin all to help raise awareness around domestic violence.
Monique Sinclaire:
Monique Sinclaire currently works as a Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children and commenced her career in Sandwell 25 years ago.
She has worked in Sandwell as a Registered Nurse, Health Visitor and in Commissioning as the Safeguarding Lead for Primary Care. Monique has specialised in Safeguarding Children for over 10 years and has always been passionate about safeguarding the vulnerable. She recently returned to Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust as a Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children and MASH Manager (Health).
Our ED Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) service will support victims that come through ED. If colleagues from the wider hospital need any advice or support when dealing with a patient disclosure then please contact the safeguarding children team in the first instance.
Contact numbers:
- Safeguarding children team: 0121 507 2844
- Sarah Markland ED IDVA: 07989843233
- Rachana Chauhan: 07823336964