Domestic Violence Support Services

Concepts

• strategy for violence against women and girls
• guidance and counselling
• leeds
• national network of link workers
• domestic violence support services
• pilot of domestic abuse support
• experience' peer support network
• specific support
• domestic abuse services
• violence against women

Location

Description

Contract Award Notice for the pilot of domestic abuse support to a number of women's prisons aligning and supporting the Government's Strategy for Violence Against Women And Girls. The project seeks the achieve: - A national network of Link Workers to establish strong partnerships between women in prison, prison staff, women's centres and domestic abuse services ensuring early intervention on reception and dedicated support upon release. - Continued development of a 'lived experience' peer support network of Women's Champion roles held by women serving prison sentences to increase reach, impact and engagement of women to access gender specific support pre and post release and to deliver structured group work and interventions to women experiencing or with a history of domestic abuse. - These Women's Champions would support and train new Champions ensuring sustainability after project end. - The project takes a holistic 'whole system approach' to meeting women's needs and reducing reoffending, by connecting two key elements: gender specific community services and prisons. It will strengthen connections between women in prisons and women's services, and joint work/referrals between prisons and domestic abuse organisations .

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

Indicators

• Contract is suitable for SMEs.
• Contract is suitable for VCOs.

Other Information

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