Relationships

Relationships:

As your Corporate Parent, we feel it is really important you are able to have healthy relationships. We recognise that you may be in a position whereby you are in an unhealthy relationship; therefore we want to give you some information about support/advice and guidance to help.

If you are in an unhealthy relationship it is extremely important that you discuss this with the professionals supporting you. Professionals such as your Personal Adviser, carer, support worker, Social Worker who will all be able to offer you support.

If it is identified in your Pathway Plan that you would benefit from any of the below support, St.Helens Local Authority will reimburse any travel costs for you to attend.

Freedom Programme

What is the Freedom Programme?

Freedom Programme is a domestic violence programme.

The programme was primarily designed for women as victims of domestic violence, since research shows that the vast majority of cases of serious abuse are male on female. However, the programme, when provided as an intensive two-day course, is also suitable for men, whether abusive and wishing to change their attitudes and behaviour or whether victims of same sex domestic abuse themselves.

The Freedom Programme examines the roles played by attitudes and beliefs on the actions of abusive men and the responses of victims and survivors. The aim is to help them to make sense of and understand what has happened to them, instead of the whole experience just feeling like a horrible mess. The Freedom Programme also describes in detail how children are affected by being exposed to this kind of abuse and very importantly how their lives are improved when the abuse is removed. 

The programme usually lasts for 11 or 12 weeks and is FREE. It provided by hundreds of agencies across the UK. Some of them are rolling so women can join at any time but this varies according to local needs, etc.

Find out more information about the Freedom Programme here or speak to your Personal Adviser.

Chryslis Centre for Change

The Chrysalis Centre For Change offer a variety of services. They are dedicated to achieving the highest standards to improve the lives of women through self-empowerment and self-belief.

The services they offer are outlined below and you can find more information on the Chryslis Centre for Change here.

Domestic Abuse Support Group

Thursdays 1.00-3.30pm

This support group is for any woman affected by domestic abuse, directly or indirectly. No appointment is necessary.

Help Programme

The HELP programme works with young men in Liverpool and St Helens who may not have been convicted of domestic abuse, but are seen as being at risk of doing so. It also works for young men who have been convicted for what may be less serious domestic abuse offences and who previously may not have been given specialist intervention.

It began as a voluntary programme, with people being referred to the programme by social and health services, children and family services and housing associations. This remains the case but it works well with men who are at a crossroads where things could deteriorate - or, importantly, improve. It works with men who are in their late teens upwards and groups often have a mix of men, from those in their forties to their late teens/early twenties. The project doesn't focus just on the detail of individual relationships but takes a broad and holistic view of young people's behaviour.

Building Better Relationships

Designed for men who have had problems with aggression towards their partner, this programme aims to help men develop healthier, happier relationships and to deal with difficult situations calmly and positively.

It focuses on understanding past behaviours and developing awareness of what triggers aggression. Through one-to-one and group work, participants are helped to find alternative ways of dealing with conflict, which supports both them and their partners.

During the 30 sessions of the programme, participants can learn new ways of thinking and behaving.

Get more information on the HELP programme.

Contact details

K2 Building
Prescot Office and Business Park
Sinclair Way
Prescot
L34 1PB

Tel: 01442 295 800