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The Routledge Handbook of Disability, Crime, and Justice, which is edited by Stephen J. Macdonald and Donna Peacock, is due to be be published on 22nd May 2025. This will feature a book chapter by Kharis Hutchison, which presents a narrative review on People with Multiple Sclerosis’s Experiences of Domestic Violence and Abuse. Hutchison draws...
Kharis Hutchison, Sue Britt and Professor Helen Ford had been invited to run a seminar at the MS Trust conference this week, which was well received and attended by 50 conference delegates. The seminar presented the findings from Kharis’ research into the DVA experiences of women with MS and Sue’s research exploring the experiences and...
Our Letter to the Editor for Neurology - referencing the work at the MS Domestic Violence and Research Initiative - was the Editors Choice! You can read our letter here. The editors commented: Horne et al. noted the lack of information and support regarding domestic violence and abuse for people living with MS, despite both...
In November 2024, a blog article authored by our postdoctoral research fellow, Dr Shruthi Venkatachalam, was published on the MS Society website. The post offers an overview of our ongoing research project and highlights the provision currently under development: the multiple sclerosis (MS) and domestic violence and abuse (DVA) toolkit. The toolkit is fully drafted,...
On 28th November, our team convened at University of Leeds for a productive research meeting predominantly focusing on the progress of the toolkit. This gathering served as a platform for collaboration, knowledge exchange, and strategising next steps towards achieving our shared goals. The meeting featured a series of insightful presentations by team members, each providing...
This week, our project team's article "Hiding in Plain Sight: MS and Domestic Violence and Abuse", authored by Rachel Horne and Helen Ford, was published in NeurologyLive.
Last week, Dr Shruthi Venkatachalam attended a webinar hosted by Women’s Aid, which focused on the findings from their report, The Price of Safety. The report aims to highlight the financial challenges faced by victim-survivors of domestic violence and abuse (DVA) when they make the difficult decision to leave their perpetrator.
The 40th anniversary of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) took place in Copenhagen (September 18-20). The MSDVA research team (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.
On Wednesday, September 11th, Dr Shruthi Venkatachalam, our Research Fellow, presented recent work on the MSDVA project at the Inter-Collegiate and Agency Domestic Violence and Abuse (INCADVA) Forum. This important gathering brings together professionals from the domestic abuse sector, medical royal colleges, and health and social care organizations to discuss pressing issues related to domestic...
This week, we would like to highlight an article titled "Right Brain: The Unraveling" published in Neurology on April 24, 2024. Dr Nara M. Michaelson reflects on the profound emotional impact of a multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis, particularly among young women. Michaelson draws parallels between the vulnerabilities experienced by MS patients and those endured by women who have...