DASA Support

By the SafeRoots Partnership

For those affected by Domestic Abuse

and living in Safe Accommodation

Are You Affected by
Domestic Abuse?

Are You Living in, or have lived in, Safe Accommodation?

We offer free, confidential, emotional and practical support, in English, Arabic, Farsi, and Kurdish, to help get you back on your feet.

DON'T SUFFER IN SILENCE
LET US HELP

What Is DASA?

The Domestic Abuse and Safe Accommodation project, or DASA,is a support service we offer as part of the SafeRoots Partnership.

What Do We Do?

We provide culturally sensitive support, from fully accredited counsellors, aimed directly at minority ethnic victims and survivors of domestic abuse. Our service is for those who currently live in, have lived in, or are in the process of moving out of safe accommodation, anywhere across London.

Our service includes:

One-to-one counselling
Group counselling
Welfare support
Housing support
Domestic Abuse advice and advocacy tailored to each individual.

What Is Safe Accommodation?

Safe accommodation is housing that helps women and their children stay safe from domestic abuse.

It includes:

Refuges - emergency and secret accommodation specifically for victims of domestic abuse.
Emergency Hotel Placements - temporary accommodation for an immediate crisis.
Step-Down Housing - short-term housing for patients ready to be discharged but who cannot return to their home.
Sanctuary Schemes - safety measures that support women to stay safely in their own home.
Dispersal or Move-On Accommodation - self-contained private flats or houses with outreach support for women as they rebuild their lives after refuge.

To be considered for DASA Support, you must:

Be a survivor of domestic abuse, including any form of gender-based violence
Be aged 18 or over
Live in London.

If you meet the criteria above, please click on the referral form below

You must also fit into one or more of the following categories:

Be currently living in domestic abuse safe accommodation - which includes any of the accommodation listed above
Have recently left domestic abuse safe accommodation and seeking support to cope with the transition, rebuild stability and resettle into a new home or community
Be at risk from domestic abuse and are actively seeking access to safe accommodation.

To Refer Yourself
You don't need anyone's permission.
But, if you need help filling in the form, please email:
office@mewso.org.

Professionals Referring a Client
This principally applies to Refuges, Housing Providers, Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (IDVA) and Support Workers.

Please make sure the person you are supporting has agreed to being referred, and knows that we will contact them.

By clicking on the Referral Form below you will be directed to the SafeRoots Partnership's lead organisation, Nour.
From there, your application will be sorted in the main database, but you will still be represented by MEWSo.
If MEWSo is at full capacity for referrals, then your application will be passed onto the next most appropriate organisation available, unless you are happy to join MEWSo's waiting list.

REFERRAL FORM

DASA Support is a project funded by the MOPAC-led, DASA 'By and For' Grants Fund, and administered by the Greater London Authority. The SafeRoots DASA Partnership includes MEWSo, Mindworks UK, Nafsiyat Intercultural Therapy Centre, Nour and Sister Circle.

Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime

DASA Support

Are You Affected by Domestic Abuse?

Are You Living in, or have lived in, Safe Accommodation?

We offer free, confidential, emotional and practical support, in English, Arabic, Farsi, and Kurdish, to help get you back on your feet.

DON'T SUFFER IN SILENCE LET US HELP

What Is DASA?

The Domestic Abuse and Safe Accommodation project, or DASA,is a support service we offer as part of the SafeRoots Partnership.

What Do We Do?

One-to-one counselling

Group counselling

Welfare support

Housing support

Domestic Abuse advice and advocacy tailored to each individual.

What Is Safe Accommodation?

Safe accommodation is housing that helps women and their children stay safe from domestic abuse.

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It includes:

Refuges - emergency and secret accommodation specifically for victims of domestic abuse.

Emergency Hotel Placements - temporary accommodation for an immediate crisis.

Step-Down Housing - short-term housing for patients ready to be discharged but who cannot return to their home.

Sanctuary Schemes - safety measures that support women to stay safely in their own home.

Dispersal or Move-On Accommodation - self-contained private flats or houses with outreach support for women as they rebuild their lives after refuge.

To be considered for DASA Support, you must:

Be a survivor of domestic abuse, including any form of gender-based violence

Be aged 18 or over

Live in London.

If you meet the criteria above, please click on the referral form below

You must also fit into one or more of the following categories:

Be currently living in domestic abuse safe accommodation - which includes any of the accommodation listed above

Have recently left domestic abuse safe accommodation and seeking support to cope with the transition, rebuild stability and resettle into a new home or community

Be at risk from domestic abuse and are actively seeking access to safe accommodation.

By clicking on the Referral Form below you will be directed to the SafeRoots Partnership's lead organisation, Nour.

From there, your application will be sorted in the main database, but you will still be represented by MEWSo.

If MEWSo is at full capacity for referrals, then your application will be passed onto the next most appropriate organisation available, unless you are happy to join MEWSo's waiting list.

DASA Support is a project funded by the MOPAC-led*, DASA 'By and For' Grants Fund, and administered by the Greater London Authority. The SafeRoots DASA Partnership includes MEWSo, Mindworks UK, Nafsiyat Intercultural Therapy Centre, Nour and Sister Circle. *Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime

Office

MEWSo

Are You Affected by
Domestic Abuse?

DON'T SUFFER IN SILENCE
LET US HELP

DASA Support is a project funded by the MOPAC-led, DASA 'By and For' Grants Fund, and administered by the Greater London Authority. The SafeRoots DASA Partnership includes MEWSo, Mindworks UK, Nafsiyat Intercultural Therapy Centre, Nour and Sister Circle.

Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime