about Positive Living and Wellbeing Group
We are a grassroots organisation supporting vulnerable South Asian women & children in the Midlands.
Our Mission Statement
We will work to tackle Violence Against Women and Children by accommodating, supporting and empowering them. We will provide activities to address isolation and depression and to promote positive mental health & wellbeing.
Positive Living & Wellbeing Group is a South Asian grassroots Community Interest Company that is based in the West Midlands. We have over 10 years of experience of providing culturally specific services to support victims of Forced Marriages, Honour Based violence, Domestic Abuse and Child Sexual Exploitation. We were instrumental in setting up the first West Midlands Forced Marriage & Honour Based Violence helpline, that was funded by the West Midlands Police & Crime Commissioner.
We have worked with statutory partners, schools, colleges, private and third sector organisations to deliver workshops to raise awareness of the different forms of abuse and exploitation. Our workshops focus on Healthy Relationships; identifying the different forms of abuse, including highlighting the additional barriers faced by South Asian families; the negative impact of living in an abusive environment; how to identify changes in behaviour if a child was being exploited; how to support and keep your children safe and where to seek help and support to leave an abusive relationship/environment.
We have fed into both National and West Midlands policies that shape the support available to victims of abuse. We were a key contributor in the national Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.
We use our experience to ensure our work is focussed on supporting, empowering women and children to live in an environment which is free from abuse. We equip our service users with the tools they need for the road to recovery with a healthy empowered mindset and practical support.
Accommodation
We provide emergency accommodation and support services for South Asian women and children who are or have been victims of domestic abuse, forced marriage, honour based abuse or child sexual exploitation. We will support our families to help them to rebuild their lives in a safe and healthy environment. Our accommodation has:
- 24 hour CCTV monitoring to ensure the safety and security of all residents
- Experienced Property Management team
- A support worker is assigned to all families to ensure we are able to work towards the route to recovery.
- Risks assessments are carried out on families on arrival at the accommodation
- One to one tailored support plan is produced for all families
- Good quality, fully furnished rooms
- On call support for emergency situations
- Liaison with partner organisations to ensure a holistic support service is provided
Our Staff
Our multi-lingual staff are from a South Asian background and have extensive experience of supporting victims of abuse. We provide a non-judgemental and confidential support to our service users. Our services are culturally sensitive and person centred with individualised support plans.
All of our staff:
- Take a trauma informed approach when working with families
- Understand the additional cultural barriers faced by the South Asian families we work with
- Are trained in ACE's (Adverse Childhood Experiences) Recovery for Adults & Children
- Are trained Mental Health First Aiders
- Qualified Neuro-Linguistics Programming Practitioners within our team
- Will provide regular support & advocacy to our families
- Will work with statutory and third sector partners to ensure a holistic support package for our families
Community Outreach Activities
We deliver activities in the Community to address isolation and depression to promote positive mental health and wellbeing. Our activities range from cultural to physical activities to mentally stimulating or educational sessions.
Shaping Support Services
We have and will continue to work with statutory partners and other third sector organisations to feed into policy to strengthen the support available to victims of abuse across the West Midlands and nationally.
Our services are and will continue to be shaped by the clients we support.
Safe and Secure Accommodation
We provide temporary safe housing to vulnerable South Asian women and children suffering abuse or exploitation. We support them to make their transition into stable long-term accommodation.
One-to-One Support
Our team are experienced in creating and delivering bespoke support plans for our service users, ensuring we take their needs into account. This includes access to health, education and legal service provision.
We take a trauma-informed approach when providing our high quality support for all forms of abuse and exploitation. We collaborate with statutory agencies and partner organisations to tackle VAWG and strengthen the support available to victims of abuse.
Community Outreach
We deliver activities in the Community to promote positive engagement and tackle health inequalities. We aim to raise awareness of and seek change to address inequalities and discrimination in the community. We provide activities to promote diversity and inclusion and promote positive community engagement. We also educate and empower vulnerable people to assist them to live fulfilled and healthy lifestyles.