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Children & Young People's Services
Children & Young People's Outreach and Resettlement Services
Who is the Children's
Outreach Service for?
Children's Outreach is a service for children
and young people up to the age of 18 who have experienced or who are living
with domestic violence or abuse. Children's Services will also offer support
to women with the aim of raising awareness and understanding of their
children's experiences of domestic violence and therefore enable them to
meet their children's needs in a positive and supportive way.
Children and young people are offered support by
specialist Children's Workers around their experiences of living with and
witnessing domestic violence.
We support children and young people through talking, listening, play, creative activities and group work. We offer one to one sessions and/or work within a group, to enable children to discuss and explore issues surrounding domestic violence in a safe and friendly environment.
Our aim is to enable children and young people to express and understand their feelings, build confidence and self-esteem and to build links within the local community. We will work together to help your child feel safe and to recognise that they are not the only one.
How to make a referral to the
Children's Outreach Service
Referrals can be made by young people
themselves, a family member, or by local agencies eg school, GP. If possible
the young person's consent should be gained before making the referral.
Referrals can be made by telephone or in writing. A Children's Worker will then make contact with the family and arrange an initial visit to discuss how the service could meet individual support needs.
If appropriate a support worker will be allocated who will arrange a programme of support. This may include one to one sessions, group work, telephone support, drop-in support or signposting to other agencies.
Other information
Women can drop in to The Farr Centre, Chapel Walk, Westgate, Worksop to
discuss issues around their children's experiences of Domestic Violence on:
Tuesdays 10 am - 12 noon.
Groups run regularly after school. Please contact Children's Services for further details on 01909 533610
A brief presentation of Children's Services was compiled as part of the "Experience it for Yourself" event held at BCVS. You may need to download Microsoft Powerpoint Viewer to watch this presentation.
Nottinghamshire Women's Aid
Ltd is a Company Limited by Guarantee, Registered in England and Wales
number 1822489 and a Registered Charity
Number 513843
© nottswa last updated on 10 Dec 2008