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Children and young people are victims of domestic violence in their own right and deserve specialised support and early intervention to recover and heal from domestic, sexual and gender-based violence.
We support children and young people through wraparound services in our accommodation services and through community outreach.
The INSPIRE Family Project supports families through targeted, wraparound support through either refuge or community outreach. The INSPIRE Family Project supports children and their mothers to form secure attachments, foster resilience, and break the cycle of intergenerational domestic violence.
Each child and young person has different needs, but interventions offered through a family care plan can include the following:
This project is led by Barnardos and showcases the lived experiences of children and young people, raises awareness of domestic violence’s impact on children, and provides a platform for children to share their stories. Child and Youth workers support Saoirse’s child clients to engage in this project.
Our Child & Youth service designs and facilitates groups for children, young people, and mothers in response to emerging needs within the service. We deliver seasonal projects for children and families, including summer, Christmas, and midterm activities and trips.
This 12 week group programme is designed with mothers who are victims/survivors of domestic violence. It recognises the challenges of parenting children and young people impacted by domestic violence and the need for space to explore this through shared learning/peer support. The parenting group sessions alternate over the course of the programme with self-care/wellbeing focused sessions to relieve stress, promote emotional wellness and support positive parenting.
We deliver TLC Kids across South Dublin and West Wicklow, in partnership with the lead agency, Barnardos, other agencies, and community services. This 12-week psycho-educational program is for children aged 5–18 and their mothers. It focuses on early intervention and recovery from domestic violence, offering parallel sessions for children and mothers. The aim is to raise awareness of domestic violence’s impact on children, help them heal from trauma and support mothers in understanding their children’s experiences.
