Responses to Disclosures of Sexual and Domestic Abuse: Best Practice Approaches.

NOTA NI and NOTA ROI are delighted to host the first all-island conference in eight years, taking place on the 7th of May 2026 in Dromantine.

This landmark event will bring practitioners together to explore “Responses to Disclosures of Sexual and Domestic Abuse: Best Practice Approaches,” fostering shared learning, collaboration, and excellence in practice across Ireland.

The Conference will focus on 3 core themes:

1. Justice responses that work: Examining effective, fair, and compassionate responses for victims and survivors. 

• Senior legal figure
• Anne Marks QPM, Independent Domestic Homicide Review Chair.
• Michelle Martin – Director of Services ASSIST

2. Victim, survivor, and lived experience voices: Placing lived experience at the centre of learning and practice.

• Dr Julie-Ann Walkden – Women’s Aid Federation NI Survivor Engagement Group
• Karen Garland Head of Policy, Marie Collins Foundation: learning for the organisations working with survivors. 
• Damian O’Farell:  Survivor of clerical abuse in Ireland

3.Trauma-informed safeguarding: Embedding safeguarding and trauma-informed practice throughout every stage of the process.

• Carmel Donnelly Irish Probation Service: Engaging the survivor voice to inform the assessment process
• Safeguarding Board NI Senior staff
• Linda Cooney Senior Psychologist Barnahus & Fiona Geraghty Barnahus Manager

Member & Student discounts available:

Members: Please log in to your NOTA Account and view the “Member Discount Codes” tab
Students: Please contact NOTA Office via notaoffice@nota.co.uk