DART

Domestic Abuse, Recovering Together

Helping you and your children recover, communicate and rebuild

after domestic abuse

Experiencing or witnessing domestic abuse can have a long-lasting impact on a child’s development, educational outcomes and mental health.

It can also impact your relationship with them.

Research has found that children’s outcomes are improved if you are supported to take an active role in your child’s recovery.

Our DART courses can help.

How does DART work?

Over ten weeks, mothers and children aged 7-14 meet for a weekly two-hour group session.

You'll meet with a small group of women and children in the same situation as you, working together and separately to unravel the impact of abuse on your family.

Children take part in activities together that help them build their own understanding of domestic abuse and how they’re feeling.

You will learn more about:

  • Healthy relationships and how to break patterns

  • Building self-esteem and confidence

  • Expressing feelings and managing emotions

  • Strategies that you can use at home

DART has been developed by NSPCC and is delivered by our experienced team at My Sisters’ House.

 
 

Watch a short video from NSPCC explaining DART

You can find out more including evaluations of the effectiveness of the programme and the positive impact on women and their children on the NSPCC website.

Find out more: NSPCC website

Apply now

If you’d like to join the DART programme please download and complete this Self-referral form.

If you are a professional supporting a family who would benefit from DART, please complete this Referral form.

After receiving your form we’ll arrange to meet you and assess how and if DART can help you.

We can only accept women who are no longer in an abusive environment, with children between 7-14 years. Please note, only one child from the family can attend per course.

Course dates

We will be running six courses across the year on a rolling basis. They run for ten weeks, Mondays or Tuesdays, term time only.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

Have a look at our DART FAQs about the application and assessment process, what happens on the course and more.

 

Contact us

Contact us if you have any questions about the programme, what’s involved and what you could gain from taking part.

Email DART@mysistershouse.info

Phone: 01243 697800 and ask for the DART Team.

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