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May 30th marks World MS Day, where the global MS community come together to share stories, raise awareness and build solidarity. Spearheaded by the MS International Federation and its partners, activities take place throughout the month of May and early June. The Multiple Sclerosis Domestic Violence and Abuse (MSDVA) Research Initiative has been busy in...
The MSDVA Research Initiative team would like to share the exciting news that Sue has passed her PhD. Her study into how healthcare professionals view their role in responding to DVA in MS care was conducted at Nottingham University, supervised by Dr Charley Baker and Professor Nikos Evangelou. The research looked in depth at the...
Our Research Fellow Sue Britt presented our team's poster at the MS Trust's 2026 Conference and was awarded first prize! In line with the theme of the conference which focussed on embedding research into practice, the poster summarised the PhD studies of Kharis Hutchison in Leeds and Sue Britt in Nottingham. It then went on...
After several months of planning, designing and editing, our MSDVA toolkit was recently launched at the MS Trust's 2026 annual conference. The toolkit aims to offer an evidence-based resource to support healthcare professionals to identify and respond to domestic violence and abuse in their work caring for people with MS. Our toolkit...
In November 2025 the MS-DVA research initiative team applied for a grant from the University of Leeds's Impact Acceleration Fund to support us in taking our project to the next stage. Our plans revolved around developing and refining the current toolkit even further and visiting MS Centres across the four nations to discuss how it...
Following feedback, we are pleased to provide an updated second version of our toolkit for MS healthcare professionals. We are still asking for feedback so that we can continue revising the toolkit to make it a usable, practical, and helpful resource. Please send any feedback to [email protected]. If you would like the toolkit in another...
We are pleased to share with you that Sue Britt has now been appointed to the role of post-doctoral research fellow on this project, working alongside Kharis. She started on the 1st of November 2025. In this new role, Sue will be progressing the development and roll-out of the toolkit for MS healthcare professionals and...
The 41st Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) took place in Barcelona (September 24-26). The MSDVA research team (Dr Kharis Hutchison, Prof. Helen Ford and Rachel Horne) participated actively, presenting innovative findings and fostering important discussions around domestic violence and abuse (DVA) within the MS community.
The MS Domestic Violence and Abuse Research Initiative has been developing a toolkit for MS healthcare professionals. The information and guidance within this toolkit will enable MS healthcare professionals (HCPs) to safely identify and respond to signs and disclosures of domestic violence and abuse (DVA). The toolkit also provides resources to help HCPs in signposting...
Our postdoctoral fellow, Kharis Hutchison, will be presenting at the annual ESRC policing conference alongside Dr Andrea Hollomotz and Dr Leah Burch in a session focused on police interactions with disabled complainants on the 9th of September. This conference presents Kharis with an excellent opportunity to communicate the findings of her PhD on women with...