Roz Davidson is at the forefront of the response to Domestic Abuse in Lewisham from being the Chair of the Violence Against Women and Girls Forum, to being the Domestic Abuse Manager in the borough’s Children and Family Centres, to running the Positive Parenting Company, to delivering training as an AVA National Trainer, Roz is in the frontline when it comes to delivering the Freedom and Community Groups Programmes to support the victims of domestic abuse to recover and rebuild their lives.

However, Roz recognises that prevention is the long-term solution to Domestic Abuse which is deeply rooted in culture and attitudes that are learned. Perhaps Roz’s greatest asset is speaking with intelligence and passion to help raise awareness of the signs, intricate behaviours and characteristics of Domestic Abuse and Coercive Control, to challenge policy and practice as well as training a workforce to exhibit the same passion and strength of character she has herself.

Roz is one of the key protagonists to ensure this hidden harm is exposed to the world, that the experiences of children are not overlooked or forgotten but acknowledged in a therapeutic and educational way to support recovery and prevent future cycles of abuse.

Despite all of these broad commitments, Roz is always on the end of the phone or representing a victim in a professional's meeting. Roz is a key asset to the struggle locally here in Lewisham and is now quite rightly being recognised as an asset nationally.