Somerset Integrated Domestic Abuse Service SIDAS

Somerset Integrated Domestic Abuse Service SIDAS

Knightstone and Barnardo s Knightstone delivers services to 12,000 residents and clients Supported Housing employs 140 staff delivering accommodation based and floating support to approx 1500 households We have experience of delivering DA services from our Refuge in Wiltshire and through our work with Survive in South Gloucestershire We hold contracts locally worth 3.2m pa As one of the UK's leading children's charities, Barnardo's works directly with over 200,000 children, young people and their families every year Barnardo s aims to alleviate the long-term effects of domestic violence on children through counselling and family support services

Circle of Security Model - SIDAS

SIDAS Accommodation and Staff are across the County One Team Approach a partnership between Knightstone and Barnardo s WEST Acc. Taunton 12 + 2 SH P2i in TAH & SCYMCA EAST Acc Yeovil 11 + 3 SH P2i in KHA & MYMCA 1 x Team Manager West (24hrs) 1 x YPVA (in P2i) 2 x IDVAs 2 x Family Int. Worker 2 x DA Coordinators 1 x Acc Coordinator 1 x Child Acc Co. HUB 1 x Hub Manager 1 x Admin 1 x Housing Officer 1 X Team Manager East (FTE) 1 x YPVA (in P2i) 2 x IDVAs 2 x Family Int. Worker 2 x DA Coordinators 1 x Acc Coordinator 1 x Child Acc. Co

Service Elements 2 refuges with a total of 23 bedspaces located in Taunton Deane and South Somerset 5 safe houses located in South Somerset, Mendip, Taunton Deane and Sedgemoor which will enable us to assist male victims 24 hour helpline for victims and referring agencies which will fully develop as the County multiresponse responsibilities develop to ensure safety etc. 4x FTE Domestic Abuse Co-ordinators (DAC) 2x Young People Violence Advisors (YPVA) who will be embedded within P2i services 4x FTE Family intervention workers (FIW) (employed by Barnardo s) and linked to the Get set hubs 2x FTE Accommodation Support Coordinators, based in the two refuges 2x Housing Officers, who will cover the properties/rents/repairs/lettings etc., A Perpetrator programme Lifeline which will be overseen by Barnardo s but delivered as part of the day to day support by the DACs and FIWs and IDVAs as well as structured group work. A Pattern changing programme Overcoming Abuse for victims, again overseen by Barnardo s but delivered as part of the day to day support by the DACs and FIWs and IDVAs these two programmes will help clients, both perpetrators and victims address their dynamics in their relationships in the less risky cases, the higher risk cases will be overseen by the MARAC (Multi- Agency Risk Assessment Conference) process. 6 FTE Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (IDVA s) the IDVAs will work with the most high risk victims and include specialist IDVAs based in Yeovil hospital A&E, Musgrove Park A&E who will be working closely with a GP Champion who is in tern working closely with the GP Federation. The IDVAs, DACs and FIWs will also deliver specialist Domestic Abuse training to local stakeholders and employers as part of our awareness raising role. The GP champion will work with GPs, delivering specialist Domestic Abuse training, and developing capacity for GPs to deliver more complete packages of support for victims including signposting and peer led support. Structured IDVA provision for High Risk Clients of 14+ via DASH

Barnardos Barnardo s is managing a team of 4 FTE Family Intervention Workers as part of the SIDAS service. Currently we have just completed recruitment for a Team Manager and Family Intervention Worker The Barnardo s team will focus on supporting families where there are children that have been affected by domestic abuse The Barnardo s team will make an assessment of what outcomes the children and parents/carers need and this will determine the package of flexible support they receive. The Barnardo s programme will put the child voice at the centre of our response Barnardo s staff will work alongside parents/carers to help them understand how children are affected by the trauma of experiencing domestic abuse helping them to understand what their child s behaviour is communicating. Barnardo s staff will always work creatively to engage adults and children giving them creative and therapeutic tools to express how they are feeling and positive activities they can do together The Barnardo s team will look at all the systems around the child and seek to increase understanding of the child s situation and how they can be supported for example by visiting the child s school, attending multi-agency conferences On occasion children may require more specialist support and can be referred to the Barnardo s Mandala Therapy & Play Service for specialist one to one or groupwork support depending on the availability of funding Barnardo s will also oversee the delivery of the training programmes for Victims (Overcoming Abuse) and Perpetrators (Lifeline) and have a core focus on children.

SIDAS mission We have a once in lifetime opportunity to build a service that will keep children at the centre of our response to supporting families in Somerset affected by domestic abuse. Far too often children s voices get lost or ignored, their behaviour misunderstood. Barnardo s knows this has been a great source of frustration for many front line professionals. We are at the beginning of a journey that will get effective support to the hundreds of children each year in Somerset that need it, that will change their lives, address their problems at root cause, give them the tools to cope and recover, and help them to enjoy and achieve. Fundamentally it will also break future cycles of abuse.

Public Health Lead Knightstone has employed a Public Health Lead to work in the Somerset and Mendip areas with GP s in their surgeries. The Public Health Lead will also manage the work of 2 IDVA s based in Yeovil and Taunton Hospitals and eventually with a Worked linked specifically with Paramedics. At present individual victims are seeing medical professionals (A & E and GP s) on average 15 times before a referral is made to IDVA Services. 85% of victims had been in contact with an average of 5 professionals before they got help from an IDVA (or other specialist). 35% of people coming through A & E are victims of domestic abuse, only 6% of these are being seen and forwarded on for support. Are Medical Staff aware of the process of referral? Are Staff confident in spotting signs and asking victims about abuse? Are Staff (reception staff, nurses) aware of the signs? Are their polices and procedures already in place?

Work with GP s and Surgery Staff Set up GP Champions and Single Points of Contact for victims (and perpetrators). Train GP Staff and Surgery Staff to spot the signs, ask the right questions, refer into the MARAC or to IDVA s if necessary. Attend their Team Meetings and training days. Explain about their ability to share relevant information. Be available to offer support if necessary joint working. Make sure Surgeries have correct and up to date information available stickers on doors etc. Make sure the question isn t: I only have a 10 minutes appointment slot, I don t have the time, but What will happen to my patient if I don t do something.

Work within A & E 1 IDVA at Yeovil A & E and 1 IDVA at Musgrove Park A & E. Yeovil IDVA currently working within A & E, Maternity and Emergency Medicine Unit. Doing relevant training with Staff on spotting signs and signposting. Linking in with existing Lead Staff on the MARAC and DASH. Working and offering IDVA support and onward referrals to individuals who come into the hospitals and are showing signs of abuse. Working and offering ongoing referrals with perpetrators. Offering Support to staff and acting as a link between Hospitals and SIDAS Team. New post to help support Paramedic / Ambulance Service being recruited.

Young Persons Violence Advisors For the first time there is now a Young Persons Violence Advisor (YPVA) role within SIDAS specifically to support 13-19 years olds across the county. 16-24 year olds are identified as age group likely to experience abuse in relationships Abuse within teenage relationships can be as high risk as within adult relationships YPVA s will provide support for young people on both sides of controlling relationships as well as those displaying violent behaviours towards family members after witnessing DV within family units. Provide education around identification of Child Sexual Exploitation and support for young people who are victims. Practical safety planning and referral to MARAC for high risk clients Raised awareness of how to identify relationship abuse in young people and CSE through training for agencies.

What support is available? Two YPVA roles covering county West covering Sedgemoor, Taunton, West Somerset East covering South Somerset and Mendip Support can come in forms of 1:1 work casework, providing practical and emotional support and preventative themed workshops for identified groups of young people. Themed workshops currently planned include; Expect Respect Healthy relationships Living with control exploring and understanding relationship abuse and safety planning Finding Me! self esteem and self-confidence building Right to refuse Understanding consent and pressure in relationships

How to access YPVA services Agencies and professionals can use Young Persons DASH RIC to identify risk and refer for support through YPVA referral form. Completed referrals can be sent securely by email to here.tohelp@knightstone.cjsm.net of if you do not have a cjsm account via securesend to http://securesend.somerset.gov.uk/

Contact Details - Single point of access via The Hub tel and email 0800 69 49 999 referral and enquiry line for all elements of SIDAS General Enquiries - heretohelp@knightstone.co.uk Secure email referrals here.tohelp@knightstone.cjsm.net send completed referral forms with your completed CAADA DASH RIC OR if you do not have cjsm account you can send via Securesend (http://securesend.somerset.gov.uk/ ) Further Information and Referral Documents go to http://www.somersetsurvivors.org.uk/welcome/