Domestic violence agency’s pivotal role

I WAS bitterly disappointed when I heard of the closure threat to the National Domestic Violence Intervention Agency (NDVIA).

At Bray Women’s Refuge in Co Wicklow we rely on the support and work of the NDVIA, which plays a pivotal role in helping those using our service to negotiate the legal system thereby increasing the safety of the women and children living with domestic violence.

The NDVIA believes that intervention in the lives of abuse victims should mean that all involved be held accountable to the victims, and this is essential to the development of services for women and children fleeing domestic violence. Frontline service providers such as Bray Women’s Refuge rely on organisations like the NDVIA to help raise public awareness of the issue and break down stereotypes.