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Multi-agency risk assessment conference (MARAC)

In this video, Alison Higgins and Sam Goulding explain what happens at a Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC).

A Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC) is a regular local meeting to discuss how to help victims at high risk of murder or serious harm.

In this video, Alison Higgins, Strategic Commissioning Manager for domestic and sexual abuse at Sheffield City Council and Sam Goulding, Regional Manager for IDAS, a specialist charity in Yorkshire that supports people affected by domestic abuse, explain what happens at a MARAC.

What do you think?

Have you heard of a MARAC before? If you live outside of the UK, do you have something similar in your country?
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