NIDAS (Nottinghamshire Independent Domestic Abuse Services) is a registered charity whose core purpose is quite simply to keep people safe from abuse.
We focus our support to ensure that children and young people (CYP) are at the heart of everything we do, supporting them through family based interventions to understand what healthy relationships look and feel like, building confidence and increasing self-esteem. Complemented by our family court team who support women through complex legal processes and systems, ensuring their voices are heard during proceedings and advocating on their behalf.
We support around 1,000 individuals and families each year from crisis-to-recovery using the following techniques:
> Immediate support, crisis intervention, safety planning and risk assessments
> 1-to-1 support, group work, outreach and community based activities
> Telephone, email and online support
> Healthy relationship workshops and training for the whole family
> Signposting to other relevant services or agencies within our community
Our aims are to:
> Protect - Victims of abuse and support them to become survivors
> Support - Families with their recovery process and agencies with specialist services
> Prevent - Repeat incidents, serious harm and domestic homicides
> Empower - Families to access services by raising awareness of domestic violence and abuse (DVA)
Organised by NIDAS