Everyone wants to feel safe in their community, but for women experiencing - or who have experienced - domestic abuse, that safety can feel out of reach. That's where My Sisters’ House (MSH) comes in, providing trauma-informed services - a lifeline of vital services by women, for women.

Categories

  • Health/Wellbeing Health/​Wellbeing
  • Poverty Alleviation/Relief Poverty Alleviation/​Relief
  • Mental Health Mental Health
Beneficiaries

  • Women & Girls Women & Girls

In many domestic abuse cases, women disengage from statutory support due to challenges such as language barriers, feelings of mistrust, complex documentation demands, and the re-traumatising experience of having to retell their story. These women are struggling against social and economic disadvantages. Often clients are going through significant life events, such as fleeing home, leaving a job, needing a new home, having a baby, experiencing grief, and starting a whole new life for themselves.

My Sisters' House offers support of trained specialist staff with knowledge and experience in the fields of domestic abuse, one-to-one key working, emotional and employment support. Our wraparound services include benefit & financial guidance, resettlement advocacy, peer support groups, one to one counselling, and healthy relationship and wellbeing courses. We provide safety equipment and toiletries to help maintain a women’s dignity as well as access to baby bundles and foodbank vouchers.

Categories

  • Health/Wellbeing Health/​Wellbeing
  • Poverty Alleviation/Relief Poverty Alleviation/​Relief
  • Mental Health Mental Health
Beneficiaries

  • Women & Girls Women & Girls