SALFORD CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE | tdas | Trafford Domestic Abuse Services

SALFORD CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Through the Harbour programme, TDAS offer both intervention support services and prevention and educational services to children and young people who have been subject to or who are at risk of domestic abuse.

We offer a range of services that support children and young people who have been exposed to domestic abuse or who are in their own unhealthy relationship. We provide educational programmes to prevent children and young people entering into abusive relationships.

TDAS have both one-to-one and group-based programmes that offer emotional support and education around domestic abuse and its impacts.

RSpace© and Speak Out Speak Now© are TDAS programmes written by domestic abuse specialists in consultation with children and young people.

One-to-One Support

We provide one-to-one emotional support sessions for children and young people who have been affected by domestic abuse. We can provide a minimum of 8 sessions for children between 5 and 18 years, who have lived experience of domestic abuse or who have been in their own abusive relationship .

We have dedicated Young Person's IDVAs (Independent Domestic Violence Advocates) who will support young people who are experiencing their own abusive relationships, providing guidance, signposting, safety planning and helping them to make safe choices.

One-to-one support is available to children and families who live, work or attend education in Salford.

Sessions are held in school or in a community venue.

We provide support around:

Domestic abuse
Emotional well-being
Healthy relationships
Family
Worries
Safety planning

SAFER SMARTER FUTURES

Our Safer Smarter Futures project combines TDAS healthy relationship workshops with sessions from other local organisations to deliver work around relationships, drugs and alcohol and sexual health to young people in school or community settings.

Each organisations workshop lasts for one hour and is free of charge to schools / community groups.

Safer Smarter Futures aims to provide education on relevant topics for young people to enable them to make safer choices for their future relationships.

RSpace©

R’SPACE© is a 7 week group support programme for children and young people who have lived through domestic abuse.

Our R'SPACE© programme is accessible for children and young people aged between 5 and 14 years, who live or go to school in Salford. The groups are split in to several age categories; 5-7, 8-11 and 12-14 and explores different topics each week.

Domestic abuse can be an isolating experience for children and young people and R’SPACE © offers a safe place to explore their feelings, learn coping strategies for the future and meet other young people who have had similar experiences.

Topics covered in the programme include:

Feelings
Family and relationships
Self esteem
Worries
Hopes and wishes
Anger
Safety planning

R’SPACE groups are held at various locations across the city. You will be added to the group closest to where you live.

FAMILY SUPPORT

We can provide support to families who are living or working in Salford where a child in the family is between the ages of 5-11. Families can be supported at the point of separation from the abuser or once the relationship has ended. The family can be supported emotionally and practically to rebuild their lives and break free from domestic abuse.