MORE than £450,000 has just been awarded to support domestic abuse perpetrator programmes across West Mercia.
The money, just over £455,000, is set to support voluntary domestic abuse (DA) perpetrator groups including Male and Masculinities in Herefordshire and Worcestershire and My Time, a new group for Shropshire.
West Mercia’s Police and Crime Commissioner John Campion said: “As a result of this funding there is now a DA perpetrator programme in every county of West Mercia.
“This offers vital assistance to the community and will encourage perpetrators not to commit and continue with these cruel behaviours.”
Chief executive of West Mercia Women’s Aid Sue Coleman said: “We are really pleased to be working with Cranstoun again, this time in supporting those women whose partners are engaged with the ‘Men and Masculinities’ programme.
“It makes a real difference to be working to support women in their recovery from domestic abuse, to know that an organisation that has Cranstoun’s skills and determination is also holding their abuser to account for his behaviour and helping him to achieve a positive change.”
