SignHealth Domestic Abuse Service
Address
Services offered nationwide
What we do
We support deaf victims/survivors who are experiencing domestic or sexual abuse.
The support includes:
- Allocation of qualified deaf IDVA (Independent Domestic Violence Advisor)
- Working with women’s refuges to provide support to deaf women
- Referral when necessary to SignHealth’s one-to-one psychological therapy in British Sign Language (BSL)
- Freedom Programme workshops for deaf survivors
- Working in partnership with key national and local agencies to develop guidelines for best practice
- Guidance on laws, policy and practice to ensure the needs of deaf people at risk of domestic abuse are recognised and fully met
- Workshops for the community and sector professionals. Visit our website for more information.
Price
Free