Domestic abuse charity extends its support for families in need

A South Tyneside domestic abuse charity is extending the counselling support it can offer to local children, young people and families thanks to new backing from a regional employer.

- by Gazette Reporter

Jamilah Hassan, Banks Group, with the charity's Layla Priest and Greg Stitt.

Impact Family Services helps domestic abuse survivors reclaim their confidence, rebuild lives and create brighter futures, and gives over 1,000 people every year the chance to heal, grow and thrive in a safe environment.

Based in South Shields, the charity mostly works with clients from across the immediate area, which has the highest rate of domestic abuse in the Northumbria Police region, but it also supports people and families across the region.

It recently began to offer in-house counselling support, in order to try to avoid the long waiting times for accessing these services through the NHS.