Victim Services Funding 2023
The below table shows all the funding we provide for victims of crime. Victims can access these services, whether they've reported the crime to the police or not.
The PCC funds come from a number of sources, eg: the Home Office or specific grants. The table indicates which funding stream has provided the finance for each service.
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ALL VICTIMS SERVICES: Victim Specialist Support Funding VSS DA/SV Ringfenced Funding (MoJ Core Uplift) IDVA/ISVA Additional Funding IDVA/ISVA Baseline Funding Male Rape Support |
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Service |
Provision |
Funding |
Funding Stream |
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Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA |
Specialist 1:1 advocacy and peer support for individuals bereaved by suicide or unexplained death in Kent. |
£22,200.00
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Victim Specialist Support Funding |
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Brake
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Supporting family members of those killed or individuals seriously injured in road traffic collisions. |
£15,000.00 |
Victim Specialist Support Funding |
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Choice Support
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Intensive support to victims with learning disability, mental health, and autism. The Jigsaw project provides support to victims of Hate Crime. |
£34,398.00
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Victim Specialist Support Funding |
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Dads Unlimited
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A dedicated male support organisation providing 1:1 mentoring for male victims of Domestic Abuse (DA) and the following services: |
£35,000.00
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Victim Specialist Support Funding |
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Dave (Domestic Abuse Victim Empowerment) service providing confidential advice and advocacy for male victims of DA. Provision of 2 Independent Domestic Violence Advisers (IDVAs). |
£73,698.68 |
ISVA/IDVA Baseline Funding
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1:1 Mentoring Support – providing support to reduce parental conflict, support co-parenting, improve mental health and reduce suicidal ideation. |
£96,512.81 |
DA/SV Ringfenced Funding
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A mentoring support service for men affected by emotional, financial, and domestic abuse. 1 full time IDVA. |
£40,852.00
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ISVA/IDVA Additional Funding
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Daisy Chain
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A pro bono legal advice service for domestic abuse victims. Supporting documentation for special measures in court, non-molestation orders and child related orders. |
£45,000.00 |
DA/SV Ringfenced Funding
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Dandelion Time
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A nature-based charity providing therapeutic service and family support for children and families impacted by the trauma of Domestic and Sexual Abuse. |
£35,000.00
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Victim Specialist Support Funding
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Funding to assist Dandelion Time to continue to run its therapeutic family support programme for victims of Domestic Abuse and Sexual Abuse. |
£31,841.60
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DA/SV Ringfenced Funding
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DAVSS
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Support for Domestic Abuse victims with civil and criminal court processes to get support to court assistance in West Kent. |
£25,000.00
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Victim Specialist Support Funding |
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Provision of 2 part-time coordinators to manage the increased referrals for the support to court project. |
£24,922.38
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DA/SV Ringfenced Funding |
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East Kent Rape Crisis Centre (EKRCC)
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A support service for victims of Sexual Abuse providing one to one, family counselling and support for the victim and their families. |
£30,200.00
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Victim Specialist Support Funding
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A specialist Teen Independent Sexual Violence Advisers (ISVAs) to support adolescent who are victims of rape and Sexual Abuse. |
£32,953.00
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ISVA/IDVA Additional Funding
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Dedicated ISVA’s working with students affected by Sexual Violence. |
£68,800.50
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ISVA/IDVA Baseline Funding |
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1 IDVA Hybrid Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence, and 1 Child and Young Person Mental Health ISVA. |
£57,080.00
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ISVA/IDVA Baseline Funding
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Specialist service to support male victims of Sexual Abuse. |
£15,752.00 |
Male Rape Support Fund |
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Family Matters ISVA and Sexual Violence Support Contract for Kent & Medway. |
ISVA, counselling and advocacy support for Rape and Sexual Abuse victims and their families.
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£450,000.00
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Rape and Sexual Abuse counselling and support services for victims and their families. 1 full time Children’s ISVA post. |
£57,867.00
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ISVA/IDVA Additional Funding |
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Dedicated Gangs ISVA’s working with those affected by Sexual Violence in gangs. |
£68,800.50
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ISVA/IDVA Baseline Funding |
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1 Full time ISVA supporting victims of rape and Sexual Abuse. |
£34,522.00
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ISVA/IDVA Baseline Funding |
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Additional services in respect of counselling and support for victims of Sexual Violence. |
£28,460.00
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DA/SV Ringfenced Funding |
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Specialist service to support male victims of Sexual Abuse. |
£15,752.00 |
Male Rape Support Fund |
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Health Action
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Funding for the Hidden Truth programme supporting African males, and other males from different cultural backgrounds who are suffering from Domestic Abuse. |
£27,282.00
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DA/SV Ringfenced Funding |
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Hourglass
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IDVA service specialising in supporting elderly victims of Domestic Abuse. Providing tailored support from the point of crisis and beyond recovery. Hourglass received funding to deliver a dedicated service across Kent and Medway. |
£55,368.00 |
ISVA/IDVA Additional Funding
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Innovating Minds
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Training to upskill 44 professionals to deliver early trauma informed support for young people, parents, and carers with the Healing Together Programme. |
£40,000.00 |
DA/SV Ringfenced Funding |
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KIDAS
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Kent Integrated Domestic Abuse Support Service (KIDAS) provides the Domestic Abuse support across Kent, including IDVAs, safe accommodation and community based Domestic Abuse services. |
£160,000.00
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ISVA/IDVA Baseline Funding
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4 full time IDVA posts, 2 full time Outreach Workers to support Domestic Abuse victims. |
£49,000.00
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DA/SV Ringfenced Funding |
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1 full time Young Person’s IDVA in East Kent for young people 16-25 years old. |
£42,000.00
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ISVA/IDVA Additional Funding |
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Kent County Council |
Funding towards the Kent Domestic Homicide Reviews. |
£22,050.00 |
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Kent & Medway NHS Trust
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This funding provides a Hospital Independent Domestic Violence Adviser (HIDVA) for those accessing secondary mental health services in Kent and Medway. Initially to work with acute mental health teams, it has now progressed to community mental health teams. 1 full time combined mental health HIDVA/ SIDVA combines mental health support, and support for Domestic Abuse and Sexual Abuse victims. |
£34,107.00
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ISVA/IDVA Baseline Funding |
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Mary Dolly Foundation
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Provision of online therapeutic counselling to victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence. |
£31,830.00 |
DA/SV Ringfenced Funding |
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New Leaf
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Support to victims of Domestic Abuse to help rebuild their lives through support and advocacy. 3 part time IDVA posts. |
£34,560.00
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ISVA/IDVA Baseline Funding |
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Oasis |
Supporting victims of Domestic Abuse in Medway. 1 full time IDVA post. |
£42,524.00
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ISVA/IDVA Additional Funding |
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Additional funds to provide an additional full time IDVA to support victims of Domestic Abuse in Medway. To pilot the delivery of Connections Independent Domestic Violence Adviser (IDVA). This is focused on engaging with the Asian community in Medway. It provides 1-1 support understanding the unique needs of victims of DA within the Asian community.
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£42,525.00
£42,525.00 |
DA/SV Ringfenced Funding:
ISVA/IDVA Additional Funding
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Restorative Solutions
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Countywide Restorative Justice Service for victims of all crimes, bringing the harmed and those responsible together for effective communication to help repair the harm. The adolescent to Parent Violence Conflict (APVC) project provides a restorative led intervention to reduce family conflict and abuse within homes. The aim to help families communicate more effectively and agree how to better manage conflict. |
£223,355.00 (Funding awarded until September 2023)
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Funding to support a restorative Adolescent to Parent Violence Programme Co-ordinator. |
£35,000.00 |
DA/SV Ringfenced Funding |
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Rising Sun
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A project targeting adolescents who have experienced Domestic Abuse within their homes to access counselling support through a trauma informed Young Women's Worker. For girls aged 16-24 years who have experienced, are at risk or are currently experiencing Domestic Abuse within their intimate relationships. |
£63,683.80
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DA/SV Ringfenced Funding
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Providing support services for victims of Domestic Abuse, children and families. 3 full time IDVA posts. |
£114,846.00 |
ISVA/IDVA Baseline Funding |
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Rubicon Cares |
One-to-one trauma counselling for victims of all crime, reported or not reported to the Police. |
£32,142.00
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Victim Specialist Support Funding |
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Provision of trauma counselling for Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence victims. |
£40,360.00 |
DA/SV Ringfenced Funding |
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SATEDA
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Counselling advocacy, and education support to victims of Domestic Abuse to end the cycle of abuse. |
£55,797.30
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DA/SV Ringfenced Funding
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Provision of a support to court, therapeutic and outreach service. 2 full time IDVA posts and 1 full time Child/Young Person IDVA post. |
£63,737.90 |
ISVA/IDVA Baseline Funding |
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Salus
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Salus delivers high impact, evidence-based services for children, young people, and schools. Funding to deliver a structured Domestic Abuse Resilience Programme to 35 children across Kent who have been impacted by Domestic Abuse. |
£34,240.00
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DA/SV Ringfenced Funding
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Sign Health
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The programme Sign Hope uses a bespoke counselling programme to support deaf victims impacted by Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence.1 full time IDVA and 1 full time Young Persons IDVA post to support deaf children 8-18 years old. |
£69,073.00
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ISVA/IDVA Baseline Funding
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The Bloomers Trust
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Provision of practical support across Kent to Domestic Abuse victims who have fled a violent situation with items such as clothing, nappies, care packages, push chairs and car seats. This service is helping to bridge the gap between what is offered by statutory organisations and what a parent will need if they flee without their possessions. |
£8,800.00 |
DA/SV Ringfenced Funding |
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Victim Support
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Kent Advocacy and Support Services supporting all crime victims, regardless of whether that crime has been reported to the Police, direct support to children and young people and dedicated stalking and Hate Crime advocacy support service. |
£964,411.00 |
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Funding to secure additional resources to work with victims of stalking. |
£41,810.50 |
DA/SV Ringfenced Funding |
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Kooth |
To pilot the delivery of the Qwell digital emotional wellbeing and mental health service, supporting adult victims of crime in Kent with a special focus on victims of domestic and sexual violence. The service provides structured support with a professional, self-help tools and a community support forum through 43 worker hours per calendar month or 516 hours per annum. A landing page will be provided as part of the funds awarded. |
£36,062.00 |
ISVA/IDVA Additional Funding
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