Funded by Salford City Council, Safe in Salford supports supports adults, children, and young people affected by domestic abuse across Salford
The Safe in Salford Partnership
Safe in Salford is a partnership of four charities, Salford Foundation, TDAS, TLC, and The Pankhurst Trust, who have over 140 years’ experience of delivering services to people in Salford and the surrounding boroughs. At the heart of our partnership lies a commitment to listening and responding to the experiences of victims and to working collaboratively to create sustainable change with individuals, families and communities.
The partnership aims to transform and improve how domestic abuse services are designed, delivered and evaluated in Salford – to improve outcomes for those impacted and affected. Our vision is that through awareness raising, education, 1:1, group support, safety planning and practitioner training, the partnership will increase safety and recovery from harm.
The five elements
There are five elements to the partnership:
Crisis Service for Victims
- Support for Salford residents aged 16+, identified as being at high and increased risk of domestic abuse
Delivered by a specialist team of Independent Domestic Violence Advocates (IDVAs) - IDVAs provide professional support and guidance to victims throughout their journey from crisis to safety
- IDVAs work closely in partnership with a wide range of other services / organisations, with the safety of the victim, and their children, always at the centre.
Advice and Support Service for Victims
- Weekly surgeries and drop-in advice sessions – covering health, housing, welfare, debt, and legal issues
- Group work and one-to-one sessions – providing emotional and practical, longer term support
- Individual support – personalised package of support and safety planning focused on helping people stabilise their situation
- Peer support – ongoing peer support involving former service users with lived experience will be trained and developed to offer longer term peer support in the community
Specialist Support for GPs
Support for GP surgeries is provided via IRIS, which:
- Is an evidence-based primary care training, support and referral service
- Aims to improve identification of patients experiencing domestic violence and abuse and their referral for specialist support.
- Focuses on GP surgeries as they are often seen as a ‘safe space’ by victims
- Includes full training for GP surgery staff to help spot signs of domestic violence and abuse
- Offers a simple referral pathway so patients can get the help they need quickly.
Children and Young People’s Support (Harbour)
Harbour offers a range of support to young people in Salford aged 5-18 focused on healthy relationships.
- We support children and young people who have witnessed or are experiencing domestic abuse
- We support young people who are showing signs of harmful behaviours in their own relationships and offer a safe space to explore this without judgement to help them form positive relationships
Behaviour Change Programmes for Perpetrators
- A range of behaviour change programmes, delivered in a mixture of group and one-to-one settings
- Challenging and supporting perpetrators to address their behaviour and make changes
- Comprehensive and ongoing risk assessment and participation requirements
- All delivered in separate venues from victim-survivor services
- All delivered with the safety and victim-survivors and children at the centre.
Contact us
Talking to someone about how you feel can be the first step to getting the right support.
F.A.Q.
Frequently Asked Questions
Unfortunately, we are not an emergency service and are not available 24/7.
Always ring Greater Manchester Police on 999 if you’re in need of urgent help or are in danger.
Safe in Salford’s helpline & services are open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
You can use the contact form below at any time and we will respond to you during opening hours.
Yes, all correspondence, in-person or over email or phone, is treated as completely confidential.
We will only break confidentiality if we believe yourself and/or a child is at risk or in danger.
Yes, when contacting us, please tell us whether you would prefer to discuss your situtation face-to-face, and we will facilitate this for you.
Yes, simply fill out the contact form below, send an email to info@safeinsalford.org.uk or ring us on 0161 793 3232
Unfortunately, we can only support people who are living in Salford.
You can get help from local services, press the button below to access Women’s Aid’s Local Service finder
Yes, Safe in Salford offers support for children and young people affected by domestic abuse in their families helping them in forming positive, healthy relationships.
Support can also be offered to young people displaying harmful behaviour in their own relationships.
Supporting someone experiencing domestic abuse can be difficult and complicated, please click the button below to read our advice on supporting someone.
Yes, Safe in Salford also provides confidential, non-judgemental Perpetrator Support for those who recognise their abusive behaviour as a problem and want to work on developing healthy relationships.
The “Get Help Now” section of our website contains information and resources for learning more about domestic abuse, please click the button below view it.
Leaving an abusive relationship can be very risky, our support workers can advise you on how to approach this. You can also refer to Women’s Aid’s article on this by clicking the button below.
