Domestic Abuse - Children Services in Coventry

Are you a professional working with children and young people age 5-18 years, in Coventry, affected by domestic abuse?

The Wish Project

The wish project provides the following support to children and young people:

- Domestic Abuse psycho-educational programme and support
- Individual Counselling
- Childrens Domestic Abuse Advisor for teens in abusive relationships or for those who wish to access the criminal justice system (CHIDVA)

We accept referrals from: 

- A child/young person’s allocated Social Worker (children should be on the following plans at the time of referral: CP, CIN or LAC)
- Internal referral via Adult Domestic Abuse Service partners New line
- Housing IDVAs/Officers for those accessing temporary accommodation, refuge accommodation or sanctuary
- Any agency where Multi-Agency risk Assessment Conference (MARAC) make a recommendation

The project also provides interventions for the parents of children we work with:

- WISE: Domestic Abuse parenting webinar (2.5 hours): understanding impact of domestic abuse on children and parenting post abuse.
- ‘You and Me, Mum’ :post abuse 10 week parenting programme. Each session lasts 2 hours.

Children and young people's comments after receiving the service

I have started talking to my teacher at school, I wouldn’t tell anyone before, I feel so much better even though it was awkward at first.

I know name calling hurts in your heart and that’s not okay.

Parents comments

I am so grateful for all the work you have done with my child, she loved the sessions and enjoyed the activities and learning.

It’s been a real eye-opener to see how much my child was aware of the situation.

A mother told us that she was worried about the children being spoken to and bringing up trauma. The work was explained to the parent in advance and she reported being happy with the support the children received

Professional’s comments

Social Worker: the Wish worker has shown great flexibility and professionalism when working with the families.

The young person’s voice was really heard and influenced the child protection plan.

For further information about domestic abuse services in Coventry, please see the Safe to Talk website.