Ethnic Minority Support Services

Women from ethnic minority background may experience challenges in accessing healthcare and support and so we have engaged with the below groups to try to reduce health inequalities and improve health outcomes.

Sangam

Sangam advice centre provides free legal advice across areas of social welfare benefits, immigration and also offers counselling services to all sections of the community. Sangam was founded in Barnet in 1971 and continues to be managed by Asian Women, open to all. It received the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Services in 2006 as recognition for its charitable work.

BCGS has the ability to seamlessly refer patients to access the services of Sangam.

https://sangamcentre.org.uk/

Culturally Integrated Family Approach (CIFA) to Domestic Abuse – Rise Mutual

This service provides a targeted, multi-faceted domestic abuse service for BAME and minority communities, through a focussed and co-ordinated family and community approach. The individual’s needs are identified through a specialised suitability assessment, and interventions adapted to include extended family members, where it is appropriate and safe to do so. One-to-one interventions are available for adult perpetrators (men and women) and a whole-family approach is available for families experiencing adult-to-parent familial abuse (APFA).

An integrated victim/survivor service, provided by Solace Women’s Aid, promotes safety of victims/survivors and their families. Support is offered for the duration of perpetrator’s engagement with this programme.

Jewish Women’s Aid

Jewish Women’s Aid is a specialist organisation in the UK supporting Jewish women and children suffering domestic abuse and sexual violence. They have provided services supporting Jewish women through difficult circumstances for over 30 years, and are working to support and empower more women each year while also increasing awareness, education and understanding of violence against women and girls in the Jewish community.

Jewish Women’s Aid and Advocacy Service – webchat services available at: https://www.jwa.org.uk/webchat”