Craigavon & Banbridge Women's Aid
provides:
- Information
- Advice
- Support
- Safe Accommodation (31 Bed Refuge-12 Family Units)
- Aftercare
- Outreach and
- Counselling services to women and their
dependent children who are experiencing or have experienced domestic
violence.
Drop-in Coffee Mornings
Every Tuesday morning in horizon House from
10am till 12pm. An opportunity to meet other women in the community,
make new friends and catch up with old friends. All women welcome.
Aftercare
The Aftercare Worker befriends women whilst
in the refuge, supporting them during resettlement by liaison/advocacy
work with external agencies e.g. NIHE, DHSS, providing information and
access to other support networks and support services in their local
area. The Aftercare project encourages women to avail of the
outreach groups and to facilitate these various groups which operate on a
women centred holistic approach.
Moving on...Journey to Freedom
A support group experience for women who
have endured or are enduring an abusive relationship - 12 week programme
run in Horizon House.
The course covers issues that are relevant
to women who have suffered domestic violence. the course runs for a
period of 12 weeks and looks in-depth at issues like;
- 1. What is domestic violence?
- 2. The effects of domestic violence
- 3. Cycle of abuse
- 4. Profile of abuser
- 5. Myths
- 6. Emotional Abuse (brainwashing)
- 7. Anger
- 8. Fear/protective behaviours
- 9. Guilt and shame
- 10. Grief loss and separation
- 11. Healthy relationships and goal setting
- 12. Finish - wrap up (optional 'effects on
children')
Contact Horizon house for more information.
Self-Help Support Group
This innovative group aims to lend support
to all women living in the community. It is run by women, for women.
'Charis' Women's group
A weekly drop-in. Activities include:
- Reflexology
- Aromatherapy
- Women's Health Issues
- Cookery
- Craft etc
Join us and pamper yourself!!
Thursdays 10am - 12 am
Outreach Service
The Outreach worker can meet with you in
your home or a place of your choice to offer you information, advice and
support. Support can also be offered in attending court, solicitors
or when dealing with other agencies.
While you are here your children will be
happy and cared for in Kidz Korner. This is available for all
programmes offered except the Outreach Service.
The refuge playroom opens from Monday to
Friday for 2 hours. The Childworker and Young Person's Worker try to
arrange outings for Saturdays. The programme in the playroom varies
from week to week. the activities provided include; arts and crafts,
storytime, home-work club, painting, working with clay, cooking and lots
of general play.
Inter-Agency Work
Craigavon & Banbridge Women's Aid
continues to work in partnership with:
- Cookstown & Banbridge Trust Domestic
Violence Forum and Armagh & Dungannon Domestic Violence Forum and
their sub-groups (training/education and perpetrators)
- Craigavon & Banbridge Trust Child
Protection Panel (CPP)
- SHSSB - CSP Child Protection Reference
Group.
- SHSSB - CSP Child Therapeutic Intervention
Group
- SHSSB - CSP Domestic Violence Sub-Group
Volunteering
Opportunities
You can volunteer to be involved in any aspect of our work.
For details telephone the number above.
Appeals
All donations greatly appreciated.
Talks/information
Cookstown & Dungannon Women's Aid is always interested in facilitation
talks/training on domestic violence for church or youth groups as well as
women's groups and any other agency.
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