AQW 34025/22-27
Ms Connie Egan
Alliance Party
North Down
Tabled Date: 21/10/2025
Answered On Date: 11/11/2025
Priority Written: No
Question:
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any research his Department has completed on victims of domestic and sexual abuse experiencing self-harm and self-harm ideation.
Answer:
The Domestic and Sexual Abuse Strategy (2024-2031) acknowledges the profound impact of domestic and sexual abuse on victims. Its pillars are designed to tackle domestic and sexual abuse, ensuring victims are supported, perpetrators are held to account and society works together to make abuse unacceptable. A key priority area for the Strategy is to inform policy, legislation and service development with better quality data, research and shared learning. As we progress delivery of the Strategy, we will consider how we can improve data capture and analysis including what local research could be commissioned, to both gauge the effectiveness of our interventions and inform future policy and provision. The Lifeline 24 hour crisis helpline, which is available for anyone in distress or despair in Northern Ireland can also provide data where the main presenting issue recorded is related to domestic violence.
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