Violence against women and girls

Referral pathways

As a practitioner you may come across clients experiencing a range of domestic abuse issues. It is important to seek the right support and refer to the appropriate agency at the right time. You can access the following information if you need further support for your client, or if you need to refer the case onto a specialist agency.

Below is an outline of the different referral pathways that are available to you to help support your client. Please note if you make multiple referrals you should disclose this information to each agency.

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Support services

What does the service offer?
Who is eligible?
Referral flowchart
How can I make a referral?
Solace Women's Aid - Solace Advocacy Support Services (SASS)

Barnet SASS offers free and confidential advocacy and advice to those experiencing domestic abuse aged 16+. This includes risk assessment, safety planning and support regarding many issues with the aim to reduce risk. We can also signpost regarding counselling and group work for both adults and children. 

See the

information leaflet

 for further details.
 
Women and men aged over 16 years who live in the borough.
 
By phone: 020 3874 5003
 
By email
Solace Women's Aid Refuge Service
Provides safe emergency accommodation for 3-6 months for women and children fleeing DA. Children receive emotional/individual support as well as play therapy and women can also benefit from the emotional and individual support. There are also parenting skills support and coffee mornings.
 
 Women and Children
By phone: 07493 025194
 
By email
Jewish Women's Aid Refuge and Advocacy Service
Women and children affected by domestic abuse and sexual violence, with short-term and long-term support. Our range of services includes immediate practical and emotional support, counselling, children's therapy and support groups.
 
 Women and children
By phone:
0808 801 0500 - Domestic Abuse Helpline

0808 801 0656 - Dina Sexual Violence Support Line
 
By email - Domestic Abuse Services

By email - Sexual Violence Services
North London Rape Crisis (Solace Women’s Aid)
ISVA – advocacy support for women considering going through the Criminal Justice process in relation to sexual violence.

16 1-to-1 counselling sessions of trauma-focused counselling across all boroughs with a specialist SV focus. 

Group support 
Helpline – 1 hour per week of free, confidential emotional support.

Referral pathway for all NLRC face-to-face services and provides support and advice to fa-ily, friends and professionals.
 
Information leaflet

 
Women who live, work or study in Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea, Camden, Islington, Haringey, Enfield & Barnet.
By phone: 0808 801 0305
 
By email
Substance Misuse Services – Change Grow Live 
A free service available to all Barnet residents who may be experiencing issues with drugs or alcohol ranging from advice to structured treatment programmes and residential treatment.
 
Young people and adults along with their families and carers 
 Referral information
 
By phone: 0300 303 2866
 
By email
 
Secure email (confidential info)
Barnet Homes Sanctuary Scheme
Enables survivors of Domestic Abuse living in Barnet to remain in their own homes and feel safe by installing extra security measures in their homes.

They can apply through Barnet Homes staff, Barnet Council Children’s Service, Health professionals, Independent Domestic Abuse support agencies such as Solace Women’s Aid and Victim Support.
Barnet Sanctuary Scheme Information Leaflet

 		 Council and Housing Associations tenants, privately renting or property owners when the abuser has no legal rights to enter to the property.
Referral information

 

By phone: 020 8359 7618

Home Fire Safety Visit and smoke alarm request to Fire Brigade via Sanctuary Scheme Coordinator.
 

Request for home fire safety form
Perpetrator Adult Service - Rise Mutual
Provides a combination of group work and one-to-one programmes for perpetrators to address abusive behaviour and promote behaviour change to reduce the likelihood of them reoffending.

Integrated victim service to promote safety of victims and their families.
 
 
See the
Information Leaflet
 for further details.
 
 
 

 
By phone: 07932 473137
Perpetrator Service for young people – Rise Mutual
Child to Parent Violence programme (NVR) using a whole family approach to manage aggressive behaviour from children/young people to a parent or carer.

RAPP – Respect and Principles Programme providing education about healthy relationships to young people.
 
See the
Information Leaflet

 for further details.

  
 
Rise mutual Specialist Risk Assessments & Vulnerability Assessments 

Provides specialist reports and 

Full Risk Assessments:

Recommendations will be made as to the best ways to manage the risks in the interests of the child/ren. This assessment will be carried out and completed within 8-10 weeks from receipt of all documents, including Letter of Instruction (LOI).

Vulnerability Assessments

In a vulnerability assessment the impact on the victim’s parenting will be assessed alongside their vulnerability to future abuse. These assessments will be carried out and completed within 8-10 weeks from receipt of all documents, including LOI.
 
 
Professional referrals only
By phone: 07932 473137

 
Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC)

Meetings where information about high risk domestic abuse victims are shared (those at risk of murder or serious harm), is shared amongst agencies.

Safety action plan to high risk victims of domestic abuse (adults and children). 

 Adults and children   By completing the 
referral form

London Borough of Barnet Services

What does the service offer? Who is eligible? Referral flowchart How can I make a referral?
MASH (Children's Service)

The Barnet MASH acts a single ‘front door’ for all referrals regarding concerns for a child or young person (unborn-18 years) for children in need of additional support and/or protection.

Referrals will cover all thresholds of need from child protection to early help

 For a child or young person (unborn-18 years)

 

 N/A

 By completing the referral form
MASH Adult Social Care
The Adults MASH has been established to improve the safeguarding of adults who may be at risk of abuse, harm or neglect.
 		   N/A

Contact Social Care Direct

By phone: 020 8359 5000 (9am- 5pm, Mon to Fri)

020 8359 2000 (out of hours)

By email

If you are a care professional raising a safeguarding concern please complete the adult safeguarding concern form.

Mental Health services

What does the service offer?
Who is eligible?
Referral flowchart
How can I make a referral?
Mental Health Service - Edgware Hospital
A range of services are offered, which include individual assessments and signposting to other agencies, information on support services in the community and access to a selection of information on how patients can recover through self-help.

The service also offers a number of treatments including individual, group and family therapy.
These services are available to Barnet residents with mental health conditions.
By phone:
020 8702 3000

Emergency services 

What does the service offer?
Who is eligible?
Referral flowchart
How can I make a referral?
London Fire Brigade - Fire Safety
Home Fire Safety assessments and free fitting of smoke alarms.
 
For anyone who does not have smoke detection on the premises, has not had fire safety advice, or has received threats of arson.
   Referrals can be made using the referral form for low-medium risk clients