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DASA Support
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 DASA Partnership. Click to learn more about 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:
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One-to-one counselling
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Group counselling
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Welfare support
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Housing support
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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:
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Refuges - emergency and secret accommodation specifically for victims of domestic abuse.
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Emergency Hotel Placements - temporary accommodation for an immediate crisis.
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Step-Down Housing - short term housing for patients ready to be discharged but who cannot return to their home.
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Sanctuary Schemes - safety measures that support women to stay safely in their own home.
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Dispersed or Move-On Accommodation - self contained private flats or houses with outreach support for women as they rebuild their lives after refuge.
To refer for DASA Support, the person must:
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Be a survivor of domestic abuse, including any form of gender-based violence
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Be aged 18 or over
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Live in London
If you meet the criteria, please click on the referral form below
They must also meet one or more of the following:
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Be currently living in domestic abuse safe accommodation - which includes any of the accommodation listed above
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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
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Be at risk from domestic abuse and is actively seeking access to safe accommodation.
To Refer Yourself
You don't need anyone's permission. If you need help filling in the form, please email advice@mewso.org.
Professionals Referring someone
This principally applies to Refuges, Housing Providers, Independent Domestic Violence Advisors and Support Workers.
Please make sure the person you are supporting has agreed to being referred and knows that we will contact them.
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
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