Organisation and Governance

Staff Team 

Onus management andadministration team alongside the associate training team have a spectrum of expertise and experience in policy making, management, marketing, consultancy, training and in particular domestic violence awareness issues.

Business Manager: Colette Stewart  

Clerical Officer: Leanne Nevin  

Associate Trainers

The associate training team has a bank of 10 individuals. Many are self employed trainers with a range of skills and experience from a variety of disciplines including the Police Service, Health and Social Care, Education, Personal Development and Management professionals.

Board of Directors 

Onus (NI) Ltd is governed by an experienced voluntary management board. 

The Board of Directors are responsible for setting the strategic direction of the organisation and are accountable for ensuring that the financial resources and assets of the organisation are properly used and managed to meet the aims and objectives of the organisation.

The professional background of the Board of Directors comprises a cross section of people with a wealth of knowledge and experience in the fields of service delivery, health, equality, finance, and business development.

All our directors are committed to the ongoing promotion of services to assist victims of domestic violence.

If you have questions or wish to discuss our work contact us.

  • Every minute in the UK, the Police receive a call from the public for assistance for domestic violence. This leads to police receiving an estimated 1,300 calls each day or over 570,000 each year. (Stanko, 2000).

  • On average, two women are killed every week by a current or former male partner

  • One incident of domestic abuse is reported to the police every minute

  • British Crime Survey - an estimated 12.9 million incidents of domestic violence acts (that constituted non-sexual threats or force) against women and 2.5 million against men in England and Wales in the year preceding interview (Walby & Allen, 2004)

  • According to the British Crime Survey, only 40.2% of actual domestic violence crime is reported to the Police (Dodd et al, July 2004)

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