the nia project
Key Facts
Location
Project Criteria
Contact
Nicola Weller
Email
Project funding
£224,893
Funding round
The nia project is a Hackney-based organisation, working for the safety of women and children.
The organisation has two main aims:
1. Protection of women and children in the UK who have experienced gender-based violence
2. Prevention of violence against women and children within the UK.
We will be working in partnership with DVIP (the Domestic Violence Intervention Project), a best practice organisation working with perpetrators of gender violence, as well as women and children.
The title and aim of the project:
This work will aim to reduce the impact of violence on parenting capacity and children. We will work with parents who are affected by current or previous violence.
Aims:
- To develop a parenting work model that synthesises international best practice to address parenting in the context of abusive relationships
- To improve parenting skills for parents involved in abusive relationships (perpetrators and victims)
- To enable parents to understand violence/abuse from the child's perspective and to minimize its impact
- To work with mothers and children to create safety plans that address current risks
- To risk assess fathers who are abusive to better enable practitioners to minimize and manage these risks
- To share best practice with practitioners.
Who we work with and how?
We will work with parents/carers affected by gender violence, either as perpetrators or victims. Referrals will be received from social care agencies (including as a part of child protection plans), through the nia project's Information and Referral Line and from other Hackney family support professionals.