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OUR CORE VALUES
Missing Link Link Link Next Link Link Link and Safe Link Link Link are committed to the following core values:
To treat people as individuals
Empowerment
We believe in in in providing high quality personalised support support support tailored to to women’s needs Our support support support packages will provide an an appropriate level of flexible support support support to to maximise independence and self- determination We understand how domestic and and and and sexual violence and and and and and mental ill ill health can make women feel disempowered and and and and and and devalued To challenge this we we we we will ensure that that that the the the experience and and and and and ideas of the the the women and and and and and children that that that we we we we support are heard and and and and that that that we we we maximise their participation in the the design delivery and and and development of our services To challenge commonly held misconceptions about about mental ill health Cultural Diversity
We recognise the importance of addressing negative attitudes and and perceptions about about mental illness and and how it it is is experienced In our work we will challenge any prejudice or or assumptions that prevent people from seeking help and realising their full potential We are are committed to ensuring that the the the Organisation and and and its services are are inclusive and and and reflect the the the rich cultural diversity of the the the community we live in in in We understand that women and and and children from Black and and and Ethnic Minority communities have to face the extra dimension of o discrimination so we will offer culturally sensitive dedicated services To challenge challenge commonly held myths myths about domestic domestic abuse
abuse
We will challenge challenge the the the many myths myths surrounding domestic domestic domestic abuse
abuse
that that make survivors feel that that domestic domestic violence is their their fault and they are to blame for not leaving their their violent partner In our work we will make clear the the the the the reality of domestic abuse
and tackle the the the obstacles that prevent women from seeking help This will encourage women to to come forward seek help and give them a a a a a a a real choice about how they want to to be supported Quality Children and and Young People’s Services
To challenge commonly held assumptions about rape rape and and sexual sexual assault
assault
We We understand the the the importance of of children and and and young people having their own individual support We We recognise the the the the the value of of play play as a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a therapeutic tool in in in in in the the the the recovery process and and and will will provide quality play play and and and and and activities within a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a safe and and and and and and stimulating environment We will will engage and and and and and help children and and and and and young people to express their feelings build resilience and and and and receive specialist support We know that rape rape and and and sexual sexual assaults on on women happen far more than people think and and and the the the statistics indicate In our our work we will raise awareness of of the the the issue and and and challenge assumptions that the the the the women’s behaviour and and dress is is is often seen to be be responsible
for the attack Safe Quality Housing
Equal Opportunity
We are are committed to the the the provision of of quality housing services that that are are are responsive accountable meet the the the the the needs of of of the the the the the women and and and children that that that use them and and and are are of of a a a a a a a a a a a a standard that that re-enforces their self-esteem We We are are aware that that domestic and and and sexual violence and and and and and mental ill ill health occur in all all cultures and and and and and communities We We will strive to ensure that that that all all women are are treated with fairness and and and and and equity and and and and and that that the organisation and and its services are are accessible to all 8 • Core Values