Spark - Women's Services Map

Service at a Glance

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Partnership InformationThe SPARK Project is a collaboration between the Peninsula Women’s Alliance: Trevi’s Sunflower Women’s Centre, The Women’s Centre Cornwall, Resilient Women, CoLab Exeter, and new partner, BCHA. The Assertive Outreach service is a trauma responsive provision which enables women to access support and move through the system more easily and with better outcomes. The SPARK Project is also working with the NSPCC and The Zone to deliver education in schools to end violence against women and girls
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AIMS:
To prevent women with multiple disadvantages being affected by violence and abuse; ultimately achieving a better-quality of life.

This is being accomplished through 24/7 support via a wrap-around outreach programme incorporating trauma-informed Assertive Outreach Practitioners, fast-track access to women-only supported accommodation, practical and therapeutic support, and a violence prevention programme in schools.

Round-the-clock AOPs will be working alongside women, supporting them to come forward and seek help; signpost, advocate and empower women to access specialist, early interventions. The AOPs will be interfacing with numerous agencies, supporting professionals to spot the earliest signs of abuse and ensuring that support is provided right time/right place, keeping women safe.

Primary Specialism
- Domestic Abuse
Additional Specialisms
- Accommodation
- Domestic Abuse
- Mental Health
- Physical Health & Wellbeing
- Sexual Violence and Exploitation

Referral Information

We are here for women and girls aged 11+ who have been affected by any form of child sexual abuse, domestic abuse or sexual violence including rape, sexual assault or sexual harassment at any time in their lives.

We also offer support to women affected by stalking, harassment, female genital mutilation/cutting, forced marriage, so-called ‘honour-based’ abuse and exploitation.

You can call our Helpline on 01208 77099 on Monday to Friday 10am – 1pm and Monday evenings from 6pm – 9pm. The woman who answers your call will listen to you, believe you and accept you just as you are. If we can’t support you in the way you need, we will help find someone who can. If you are not able or ready to make a phone call – we understand. You can email us on [email protected].

We also have a online forum and mobile app for women living with the impact of sexual and domestic abuse – Campfire. Visit www.campfireforum.org.uk or search ‘Campfire Forum’ in any app store.

We largely operate on a self-referral basis, ensuring women and girls are ready to work with us: however, we do increasingly receive referrals from other agencies including the IDVA Service, Police, women’s refuges, Women’s Aid, housing associations, doctors, The Susie Project, probation, child, school and family services.

If you are a professional wishing to make a referral, please contact us on 01208 76466.

Referrals Offered:

This service offers Booking referrals
This service does not offer Drop-in referrals
This service does not offer Electronic referrals
This service does not offer Other – See referral information referrals