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Our abstract has been accepted for the ECTRIMS 2025 conference in Barcelona as an ePoster. The poster titled, UK MS Domestic Violence and Abuse Research Initiative: experiences of victim-survivors with MS and healthcare professionals, will focus on the findings from the two pieces of research conducted by the research group's PhD researchers. ECTRIMS 2025 is the...
Sue recently attended the MS-Society Early Career Researcher (ECR) retreat at the University of Cambridge. The retreat, which is aligned with the Cambridge Centre for Myelin Repair (CCMR) Annual Symposium, places a focus on skills development and networking, giving late PhD students and ECRs the opportunity to meet others working in MS research and explore career trajectories. Sue was...
The Routledge Handbook of Disability, Crime, and Justice, edited by Stephen J. Macdonald and Donna Peacock, was published on 22nd May 2025. This features a book chapter by Kharis Hutchison, which presents a narrative review on People with Multiple Sclerosis’s Experiences of Domestic Violence and Abuse. Please e-mail Kharis directly at k.hutchison@leeds.ac.uk if you would...
We are pleased to share with you that Kharis Hutchison has now been appointed to the role of post-doctoral research fellow on this project. She has started with us on 1st May 2025. In this new role her primary focus will be on generating impact for the wider project and engaging in knowledge exchange activities....
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.