Residents in Haringey are set to benefit from crucial new funding that will help to tackle violence against women and girls.
The funding will support a new, pioneering scheme that will focus on the behaviour of abusers and help hold them accountable.
The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) has secured £1.46m to expand a two-year programme tackling the behaviour of abusers to ten boroughs, including Haringey.
The ‘Culturally Integrated Family Approach’ (CIFA) programme, delivered by Rise Mutual CIC, involves perpetrators of abuse, referred by social services, taking part in a 20-session long intervention course focused on helping them take responsibility for their actions and recognising the harm they are causing their partners and their families.
This programme has been running successfully in the Barnet, Brent and Enfield for the last two years with 400 perpetrators of domestic abuse, taking part in over a thousand sessions, 80 per cent of whom have demonstrated marked progress in both areas.
Cllr Lucia das Neves, Cabinet Member for Health, Social Care & Wellbeing, said:
“I’m delighted to see this additional funding for Haringey residents from the Mayor of London.
“Here in Haringey, we are committed to supporting survivors, holding perpetrators to account, and working with our local communities to ensure all our residents can live a life free from violence, abuse and hate.
“Haringey has a zero-tolerance approach to violence against women and girls, which is why we’re working with the Mayor of London to stamp out domestic abuse.”
Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime, Sophie Linden, said:
“We’re really pleased to support Haringey Council in launching this vital service across the capital, as part of our work to tackle violence against women and girls.
“At City Hall, we’re determined to end violence against women and girls once and for all, and through the Mayor’s refreshed strategy, we are putting the onus on men to change their behaviour. This includes investing over £15m in programmes focused on addressing and changing the behaviour of perpetrators of abuse, in order to protect those at risk from violence and help build a safer London for all.”
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