All previous events hosted by Addressing Domestic Abuse are listed below.
KULPA: Digital Evidence Platform
This exclusive webinar was held on 31 Mar 26 with Simon Franc, the CEO & Founder of kulpa
We discovered the story behind kulpa, the innovative digital evidence platform transforming how victims and witnesses record and share crucial information with law enforcement. In this special session, we heard directly from kulpa’s founder and CEO about how the idea was born, the real-world problems it set out to solve, and how the technology is now supporting safer, quicker, and more effective investigations.
About the kulpa App
kulpa is a free, secure, and legally compliant mobile and web application designed to empower victims and witnesses. It enables them to capture, store, and share digital evidence – including photos, videos, audio recordings, documents, CCTV, dashcam footage, and screenshots – directly with police and legal professionals.
What makes kulpa different?
🔍 Real-time evidence capture
Record incidents as they happen, including forensic‑quality images of injuries or damage, complete with time, date, and location metadata.
🔐 Secure storage & court-ready compliance
Evidence is encrypted and stored safely (including via trusted cloud services) to maintain integrity and legal admissibility.
📤 Direct sharing with police
With the in‑app Share with Police feature, investigators receive a fully organised evidence bundle – helping streamline case progression and reduce delays.
🕵️ Privacy & user control
The app can be hidden, secured with biometrics or a passcode, and evidence remains under the user’s control until they choose to share it.
📱 Free and easily accessible
Available on the Apple App Store, Google Play, or through any web browser at kulpacloud.com.
Domestic Abuse Perpetrators & Housing
This session was held on 20th March 2026 to learn how housing teams and partners can effectively respond to perpetrators of domestic and play their part in keeping victims and children safe.
Presented by ADA Managing Directors Deborah Alderson and Dr Kelly Henderson
We talked about:
What good practice in housing policy looks like to manage perpetrator
How housing teams can play an active part in perpetrator management through MATAC
Using Clare’s Law confidently and understanding domestic violence protection notices and orders
New innovations including domestic abuse protection orders and GPS proximity systems
How intervention programmes link with the neighbourhood and community standard
‘Ask Joan’: Innovative Technology to Address Domestic Abuse
ADA are dedicated to sharing new and innovative technology solutions that we encounter which will help to address domestic abuse. They hosted the fabulous ‘Ask Joan‘ to talk about their cutting edge work to drive meaningful change.
During a free 1 hour webinar on Wednesday 4th March 2026, the founder of ‘Ask Joan’ (Katy Longhurst) explained why she built this innovative approach from her lived experience of abuse and stalking, and her expertise in software design.
Content of Session
From survivor to innovator: Katy Longhurst shared her lived experience of domestic abuse and the safeguarding failures that put her at risk.
Turning trauma into change: How Katy’s experience directly shaped the creation of Ask Joan.
Challenging tech-enabled abuse: Viviplu’s mission to turn the tide on perpetrators who use technology to control and harm.
Supporting survivors directly: How Ask Joan empowers people at risk with accessible, discreet support.
Equipping professionals: Introducing RAY (Risk Analysis for Your Safety) a tool that helps both specialists and non-specialists assess risk, plan safety, and connect people to local support services.
Domestic Abuse Perpetrators & Housing
This sell-out session on 12th February 2026 focussed on how housing teams and partners can effectively respond to perpetrators of domestic and play their part in keeping victims and children safe. It was Presented by ADA Managing Directors Deborah Alderson and Dr Kelly Henderson
The Social Housing Roundtable
The Social Housing Roundtable, held on 6th February 2026, was delivered by ADA Directors Dr Kelly Henderson and Deborah Alderson to discuss changes in housing legislation and innovative practice.
Webinar – The homicide timeline for housing professionals
This webinar was held on 11th December 2025 and and provided an easily understandable and intuitive framework for professionals in order to track the controlling person’s psychological journey, how risk and threat escalates, and discussed how relieving reliance on victim’s input, helps professionals assess escalatory patterns in the absence of victims.
Domestic Abuse Perpetrators: What Housing Professionals Need to Know
This Masterclass was held on 4th December 2025 and was hosted by the Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance (DAHA). It was delivered by ADA Directors Dr Kelly Henderson and Debs Alderson and was free to attend for DAHA members.
The Masterclass covered:
What good housing policy and practice looks like when perpetrators are involved
How perpetrators present to professionals and the tactics used to minimise behaviour and discredit victims
How housing teams can play an active part in perpetrator management through MATAC
Using Clare’s Law confidently and understanding domestic violence protection notices and orders
How intervention programmes link with the neighbourhood and community standard
Domestic Abuse Perpetrators: What Housing Professionals Need to Know
This Masterclass was held on 27th December 2025, delivered by ADA Directors Dr Kelly Henderson and Debs Alderson, and hosted by Green and Burton ASB Associates. It was free for attendees with a fee donated by Green and Burton to CoppaFeel, the UK’s only youth cancer awareness charity.
The Masterclass covered:
What good housing policy and practice looks like when perpetrators are involved
How perpetrators present to professionals and the tactics used to minimise behaviour and discredit victims
How housing teams can play an active part in perpetrator management through MATAC
Using Clare’s Law confidently and understanding domestic violence protection notices and orders
How intervention programmes link with the neighbourhood and community standard
Debt trap nation: Family homelessness in a failing state and links to domestic abuse.
During this webinar which was held on 27th November 2025, we were joined by Katherine Brickell & Mel Nowicki where they discussed the findings of their latest book Debt Trap Nation: Family Homelessness in a Failing State.
We urge everyone working in housing to read this book! Give them a follow on linked in and you can check out the website here: https://lnkd.in/e2tJpkgd
ADA 3rd Annual National Learning Event held at the Hope Street Xchange, Sunderland.
A free to attend event held on 13th November 2025 which had 100 attendees with a fantastic line up of speakers:
Dame Nicole Jacobs
Micala Trussler at Holly’s Hope
Emma Walker at Northumberland County Council
Emma Storey Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse
Faty Kane at The Angelou Centre
Deborah Jones at Resolute Women’s Support Services
Vanessa Bettinson at Northumbria University
Dr Clare Wiper at Northumbria University
Kathryn Royal at Surviving Economic Abuse (SEA)
AddressingDA also presented our very first Valerie Wilson and Janine Turnbull Inspirational Individual Award which went to Micala and Lee Trussler in appreciation of their inspiring work at Holly’s Hope following the horrific and tragic murder of their daughter. Please support their work where you can, it is crucial 🤗
The Domestic Homicide Timeline for Housing Professionals
During this webinar on 28th October 2025, ADA were joined by Sarah Ellis, Barrister at Law during which, we discussed learning from Domestic Homicide cases, highlighting risk factors and behaviours essential to understand to help prevent harm and stop escalation.
Conference – Futurescot Digital Justice and Policing Conference
On the 23rd October 2025, ADA Director Deborah Alderson spoke about a Domestic Abuse GPS Proximity System for Domestic Abuse Perpetrators
Providing insight into a pilot of this system ran in conjunction with the MATAC process
The positive impact on perpetrator behaviour change and prevention of harm
The positive impact of victims’ feelings of safety and actual safety resulting
Lobbying of UK Government to run a widescale pilot
Webinar – The homicide timeline for housing professionals
Date: 14th August 2025
This webinar provided an easily understandable and intuitive framework for professionals in order to track the controlling person’s psychological journey, how risk and threat escalates, and discussed how relieving reliance on victim’s input, helps professionals assess escalatory patterns in the absence of victims.
We were joined by Sarah Ellis who is a seasoned Barrister with over 25 years of experience, specialising in family law and housing. Holding an MA in Criminology, she is deeply committed to promoting understanding and reform within the Criminal and Family Justice Systems, particularly in relation to coercive control, stalking, & intimate partner homicide.
She collaborates with Professor Jane Monckton-Smith to deliver training on the Homicide Timeline, provides analytical support to police investigations, and contributes to expert reports. Additionally, Sarah offers pro bono assistance on complex criminal and family cases where coercive control may be a significant factor.
The Homicide Timeline is a predictive tool for mapping escalating risk and threat in intimate partner relationships where there are controlling patterns and/or stalking. The team researched c. 400 cases of intimate partner homicide. From those cases they identified a predictable pattern of escalation on the part of a controlling person, which they call the Homicide Timeline.
The Timeline can be used with other risk identification checklists, however it differs in 4 key areas (see opposite). This session focussed on the timeline and how housing professionals can use it to recognise and respond to coercive control.
Webinar – Innovations in and around domestic abuse
We were delighted to host a webinar on 25th June 2025 which highlighted innovative work and research around domestic abuse. The webinar included:
Dr Katy Brookfield, University of Nottingham on technology-facilitated domestic abuse;
Nicki Clarke from Standing Together on housing and domestic abuse;
Grace Wilson from the Alice Ruggles Trust on their work engaging young people on stalking via school assemblies.
National domestic abuse & housing national roundtable
Our Domestic Abuse and Housing National Roundtable on 30th January 2025 was hosted by Durham University Business School and the event brought together leaders from across the domestic abuse and housing fields to focus on what our key questions to HM Government would be. Participants included colleagues from:
Inside Housing.
The Chartered Institute of Housing;
Wearside Women In Need;
Berwickshire Housing Association;
The Drive Partnership;
Social Finance;
Northern Housing Consortium;
Durham Business School;
Believe Housing;
National Housing Federation;
Crisis;
Neil Morland Associates;
ADA National Learning Event 2024
The 2024 ADA National Learning Event was held in Sunderland on 20th October 2024 and brought together academics, practitioners, statutory and voluntary agencies from across the UK to share knowledge and learn from each other. The event was kindly sponsored by Sunderland City Council and MRI Social Housing. Our speakers for the day included:
Nicole Jacobs, Domestic Abuse Commissioner;
Professor Geetanjali Gangoli, Durham University;
Dr Rebecca Shaw, University of Leeds;
Laura Seebohm, Wearside Women In Need;
Dr Nicki Rutter, Durham University;
Dr Mercy Denedo, Durham University;
Dr Liz Riley, Betknowmore UK;
Sam Miller, QPM, National Police Chiefs Council.
ADA 1 year anniversary – National Learning Event
Held in Durham on 17th November 2022, our 1-year anniversary National Learning Event brought people from across the UK to share domestic abuse knowledge, practice and research. The event was kindly sponsored by the Centre for Research into Violence and Abuse (CRIVA), Durham University.
Nicole Jacobs, Domestic Abuse Commissioner;
Joy Allen, Durham Police & Crime Commissioner;
Polly Harrar, Sharan Project;
Detective Chief Superintendent Deborah Alderson, Northumbria Police;
Dr Nicole Renehan, Durham University;
Professor Nicole Westmarland, Durham University