Improving safeguarding, risk identification and professional decision-making
Specialist consultancy, training and independent review in domestic abuse, stalking and coercive control. Supporting professionals and organisations to make better decisions, spot escalation earlier and reduce harm.
Why AbuseFreeLife
Serious harm is rarely caused by a lack of tools. It happens when patterns are missed, information is fragmented, professional judgement gets diluted and escalation fails.
AbuseFreeLife helps organisations strengthen how risk is identified, understood and acted upon in complex, high harm safeguarding contexts.
Read the approach: Functions, not apps
Independent DHR and DARDR chairing and authorship
Independent chairing and authoring of Domestic Homicide Reviews and Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews, focused on rigorous learning, fair analysis and system improvement.
Training and professional
development
Evidence informed training that strengthens judgement, pattern recognition and escalation in domestic abuse, stalking and coercive control.
What I do
Safeguarding consultancy and
MARAC assurance
Support to strengthen safeguarding systems, escalation pathways and multi agency challenge, including independent MARAC chairing and assurance where required.
Complex case support
Expert input where risk is escalating, systems are under strain or previous interventions have not achieved safety.
Who I work with
Policing, health, local authorities, Community Safety Partnerships, safeguarding partnerships, sport and third sector organisations across the UK.
About AbuseFreeLife
AbuseFreeLife is led by John Trott, an independent safeguarding specialist with extensive experience across policing, independent review, training and consultancy.
I previously served for over 28 years in Devon and Cornwall Police, retiring in 2016 as a Detective Chief Inspector with responsibility for public protection. I now support organisations nationally to strengthen safeguarding decisions and learn effectively from serious cases.