We’re helping domestic abuse survivors
Domestic abuse devastates lives — not only for survivors, but across society. Survivors of domestic abuse face lasting emotional, physical, social, and financial harm. Public services like the police, healthcare, and social care also bear the growing strain. Historically, responses have focused solely on supporting survivors of domestic abuse. This is vital work, but one that overlooks the root cause which is the perpetrator’s behaviour. It’s time to shift the narrative. As well as asking why survivors don’t leave, we must also ask why perpetrators don’t stop. Though anyone can be affected by domestic abuse, women are victims more often than men. Housing is often the greatest barrier to escaping abuse, and domestic violence remains one of the leading causes of homelessness among women. Southway is committed to addressing this. We’re adopting a Coordinated Community Response and working toward Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance (DAHA) Accreditation. This will strengthen our ability to identify abuse earlier and respond effectively to survivors, whilst also holding perpetrators to account.
• Visits in response to concerns for welfare Visits to discuss possible other tenancy breaches such as unauthorised or undeclared occupiers or rent arrears • Acceptable Behaviour Contracts and Tenancy Warnings • Referrals to perpetrator support programmes. • Working in partnership to manage other legal orders such as Domestic
We collaborate closely with key partner agencies, including: • Greater Manchester Police • Adult & Children’s Social Care • Manchester’s Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) Service • Health Services • Probation Perpetrating domestic abuse is a breach of Southway’s tenancy agreement. We take this seriously and are committed to holding perpetrators to account. As part of the wider Coordinated Community response, we work with other agencies, neighbours and the individual survivor. Actions the Trust can take to disrupt, challenge and change a perpetrator’s behaviour can include informal approaches and support, as well as legal action. This includes, but is not limited to: • Legal action against the perpetrator or to end a joint tenancy. (decisions on the appropriate action will be taken on a case-by-case basis in consultation with the survivor and partner agencies) • Either placing the perpetrator on the Rehousing Review List or providing support to move as part of a planned behaviour change intervention
Violence Protection Orders or probation exclusion orders.
If you need any support or advice on our services, please contact us in confidence via our website www.southwayhousing.co.uk/ advice-support/domestic-abuse/ or call 0161 448 4200 to speak to our Customer Hub. Respect is the UK charity working to end domestic abuse by stopping perpetrators of domestic abuse, visit www.respect.org.uk/ to find out more.
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