SafeLives respond to Home Office funding to support child victims of domestic abuse
Today, the Home Office announced new funding of more than £10 million to organisations providing vital support to children who have survived domestic abuse.
This will be rolled out through the 'Children Affected by Domestic Abuse Fund' over 3 years, to 8 organisations, including SafeLives.
SafeLives’ Interim CEO, Ellen Miller said:
“The 2021 Domestic Abuse Act saw children who experience domestic abuse finally recognised as victims in their own right. But too often services are not identifying, intervening, or supporting these children early enough, particularly those from racially minoritised communities.
“The Government’s ‘Tackling Domestic Abuse’ plan rightly emphasises a need for greater access to support services, particularly specialist ‘by and for’ services and whole family support.
“This crucial funding gives SafeLives the opportunity to build on innovative interventions work to reduce inconsistencies that exist nationally in the response to domestic abuse.
“Working in Bolton and Sheffield - both Levelling Up priority areas, with high levels of deprivation and large racially minoritised populations - and in partnership with specialist services, Panah Project and Ashiana, and racially minoritised families, we will develop, adapt, and trial the most promising, best-in-class interventions, so children from racially minoritised communities who experience domestic abuse receive a tailored response that better reflects and supports their needs.”
The Home Office news release on this funding can be found here.
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Communications Team: Communications@safelives.org.uk 07936 939 653
About SafeLives:
We are SafeLives, the UK-wide charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse, for everyone and for good.
And why do we say ‘for good’? Because we want to stop it before it starts. And if it does start, we want a response that provides long-term, wraparound support to decrease the chance it will happen again. Too many perpetrators repeat their behaviour, too many children grow up impacted by the long-term effects of domestic abuse.
We work with organisations across the UK to transform the response to domestic abuse. We want what you would want for your best friend. We listen to survivors, putting their voices at the heart of our thinking. We look at the whole picture for each individual and family to get the right help at the right time, to make families everywhere safe and well.
Together we can end domestic abuse. Forever. For everyone.