Commissioning Annual Report

MOJ COVID Response Fund

Following on from the Critical Support Fund, the MOJ recognised the increasing risk to DA and SV service due to the deteriorating COVID infections over the winter of 2021. As a result, they released this emergency COVID Response Fund. Following detailed engagement with service providers I was able to develop a strong evidence-based bid, which resulted in an additional £67,491 being awarded to Kent.

This funding has enabled the following services to be delivered,

Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse £1,500 to provide resilience while staff were absent due to sickness.

Clarion Housing £5,500 to cover the costs of deep cleaning and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during the pandemic for women’s refuges.

Dads Unlimited £8,500 to support with staffing costs to support male victims of domestic abuse.

Dandelion Time £3,000 to support with extra staffing costs during COVID for therapeutic service for children who have suffered trauma.

DAVSS £9,036 for additional staffing costs during COVID to support victims of domestic abuse.

Health Action £2,500 to fund PPE, extra counselling sessions and staffing costs to support male African victims of domestic abuse.

Mary Dolly £4,400.00 provision of additional counselling sessions and clinical supervision for therapeutic support for children and their families.

Oasis £800 to cover additional cleaning costs required for the service during COVID for victims of domestic abuse

Rubicon Cares £10,000 to cover the demand in referrals for trauma counselling for all victims of crime.

SATEDA £2,000 to provide additional support to the support to court service for victims of domestic abuse.

Positive outcomes achieved during 2021/22 include,

Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse supported 4 families and 90% of the clients felt that their support outcomes had been met.

Dads Unlimited supported 45 victims with their 1 to 1 mentoring service. A wrap around trauma informed service for male victims of domestic abuse was also provided.

Health Action supported 84 male victims of domestic abuse.

Mary Dolly provided 88 additional counselling sessions for 11 people who had experienced emotional, physical, domestic and or sexual abuse.

Rubicon Care provided specialist 1 to 1 trauma counselling to 115 victims.