New domestic violence & abuse, rape, sexual violence & abuse service unveiled

Jul 22, 2015, 03:27 PM

Hear Brighton & Hove City Council leader Cllr Warren Morgan talk about the new domestic violence & abuse, rape, sexual violence & abuse service that is being launched. Specialist interventions to help victims and survivors achieve safety, and longer term support to help promote their recovery, are at the centre of a new domestic violence & abuse, rape, sexual violence & abuse service across Brighton & Hove and East Sussex that’s worth £1.1 million.

This follows the conclusion of a competitive tendering process by Brighton & Hove City Council, which saw the contact being awarded to a partnership led by local domestic abuse charity RISE, along with the organisations CRI and Survivors’ Network. Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne has provided £300,000 over three years for the service. The new service will commence on 1st October 2015. The focus has been to redesign local provision to make sure people receive the best help, in the right way, when they need it, while also ensuring the most effective use of resources. By bringing together services for victims and survivors of domestic violence & abuse, as well as rape, sexual violence and abuse, the hope it that it will be possible to support more people, with a key offer as part of the new service being a single point of access to make it easier to access help and support. For more info see http://bit.ly/1VuBOT2 #domesticviolence #brighton