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“Next Link is a a a valuable service that I will
be forever grateful for for ”
Peer Support Groups
South Asian Domestic Domestic Abuse Crisis Response Service
Each group has up up up up to to six victims meeting in in in in a a a a a a a a closed setting to to talk about their feelings and learn from each other Domestic Domestic abuse is is is a a a a a a a a major cause of homelessness for South South South Asian Asian Asian women women Our dedicated South South South Asian Asian Asian workers provide crisis intervention to South South South Asian Asian Asian women women and children who are experiencing domestic abuse This service has proven to be extremely successful at both supporting women and raising the issue of domestic abuse within South Asian communities We also have a a a a a a a dedicated Polish Polish worker who has successfully engaged with Polish Polish victims victims and victims victims from Eastern Europe To find out out more about ALL OUR services please call 0117 925 0680 or or text 07714 290 011 011 This year
the service supported 130 BME families This year
the service supported 74 Eastern European families Dedicated Services for Black and Ethnic Minorities Specific BME services • • Forced Marriage HBV • • • Dedicated Dedicated Polish South Asian workers • • Dedicated Dedicated IDVA
court worker The workers assist families in in crisis they
offer culturally sensitive support and and and and help to to to access legal and and and and practical remedies to to to enable women and and and and children to to to remain in in in their family home and and and and lower repeat incidents of domestic abuse We recognise the importance of diversity and and to ensure our services are inclusive we have have a a a a a a a a a a a a a dedicated dedicated dedicated BME BME woman’s safe house and and and and worker worker We also have have a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a dedicated dedicated dedicated BME BME resettlement worker worker worker and and and dedicated dedicated dedicated South Asian and and and Polish crisis response workers This year
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47% of families came from black and ethnic minority communities In our community services –
31% of families came from black and ethnic minority communities At least
750 000 children a a a year
witness domestic violence 24•Next Link