ACCESS is being improved to safe accommodation for victims of domestic abuse in Warwickshire following feedback.
One of the biggest challenges faced by victims of domestic abuse is the immediate need for safe accommodation. It can provide a lifeline for individuals and their children, escaping domestic abuse – offering a secure and supportive environment where they can begin to rebuild their lives.
Following a call out for real stories in April to contribute to Warwickshire County Council’s Warwickshire Safe Accommodation Strategy, over 60 victim-survivors and professionals shared their views.
The strategy for 2025-2028 has now been approved.
Objectives include early intervention so victims are supported as early as possible and presented with options to remain safe at home, in order to prevent homelessness.
Victims are also to be made aware of the services available to them and how to access them, and support will be available to return home if it is safe to do so or to move on to alternative accommodation.
WCC’s community safety spokesperson Coun Andy Crump said: “Our vision in Warwickshire is that all victim-survivors and their children are able to access safe accommodation that meets their needs.
“The Safe Accommodation Strategy is a testament to the victim-survivors living in Warwickshire, who shared their stories to help Warwickshire build a strategy that would integrate their lived experiences. Working with Refuge, who manages the Warwickshire Domestic Abuse Service, we are pleased to see the improvements to the offer for victim survivors.”
