Brief Description of Service
Mayo Women’s Support Services is the lead agency in the County providing a range of supports for women and children living with domestic violence. Over the past 16 years we have acquired a reputation within the Violence Against Women sector at National level for our innovative work, especially in the delivery of services to women and children living in rural communities.
Supports include:
- 4 Family units and one single unit of crisis accommodation.
- Comprehensive outreach service in 12 locations throughout the County
- Accompaniment and advocacy
- 6 units of Transitional Supported Housing
- Range of supports to children, including play therapy, who have experienced domestic violence
- Delivery of workshops and training to agencies within the community on the issue of domestic violence.
- Representation on various relevant fora at local, regional and national level.
Guiding Principles of MWSS
- We believe that domestic violence is a crime and an abuse of human rights
- We endeavour to be non-judgemental and non-discriminatory at all times
- We offer a confidential service while recognising our obligation to prioritise the safety and welfare of women and children
- We believe that for women to provide effective protection for their children, they themselves need to be protected and supported
- We operate from a gender analysis of domestic violence and we believe that structural inequalities of power between women and men in economical, social and cultural spheres are the broader context in which violence against women occurs and needs to be understood
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