Kirklees Domestic Abuse Specialist Services (KDASS)
Working in partnership and alongside individuals, families, and communities to prevent, respond to and repair the damage caused by domestic abuse.
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Kirklees Domestic Abuse Specialist Services
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Kirklees Council
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Pennine Domestic Abuse Partnership
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RASAC
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WomenCentre
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Northorpe Hall
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Location
Kirklees, UK
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Launch
Nov 2024
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Area
Health, Wellbeing & Independence
Collaborators & Funding Partners
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Kirklees Council
Delivery Partners
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RASAC
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Pennine Domestic Abuse Partnership
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Northorpe Hall
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WomenCentre
Team
Collaborators & Funding Partners
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Kirklees Council
Delivery Partners
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RASAC
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Pennine Domestic Abuse Partnership
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Northorpe Hall
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WomenCentre
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Conor, Director at Bridges Outcomes Partnerships, has been working with Bridges for the last 7 years – during which time he has designed and implemented a number of Outcomes Partnerships related to housing, employment and refugee support.
He was previously a member of the Impact Management team at Bridges Fund Management, where he advised and supported investment teams on all aspects of impact management throughout the investment cycle. Before joining Bridges, Conor worked for a health services NGO in Ecuador, leading a project to set up budgeting and reporting processes. He began his career as a management consultant at Deloitte, specialising in financial analysis and process improvement.
Conor holds a BSc in Economics and is a qualified Management Accountant.
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Sarah is an experienced regional and national Contracts Manager with a demonstrated history of working in both non-profit and private sectors across Homelessness, Housing and Justice organisations. Skilled in innovation management, consortium, project management, government consultation, communication, relationship management and new business opportunities.
She began her career at Nightsafe as a volunteer supporting young people experiencing homelessness and after graduating from Manchester Metropolitan University progressed professionally, working with a number of charities and Justice organisations across the North including Shelter. She has been part of a number of ambitious pilots including Re-Unite, Greater Manchester Offenders Project, Female Offender Whole Systems Approach in GM and Transforming Rehabilitation “Through The Gate” Contracts. Nominated for UK Housing Award and winning a Northern Housing Award as part of GM Homes Partnership.
A proud Trustee of “Partners for Prisoners” charity and Fellow of Practise at the Government Outcomes Lab – Blavatnik School of Government, whilst currently leading Kirklees Better Outcomes Partnership and Kirklees Domestic Abuse Specialist Services Partnership as the Programme Director. She has a passion for supporting rehabilitation and empowering individuals to achieve their aspirations and independence through innovative and asset based services.
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Victoria is the Programme Manager for Kirklees Better Outcomes Partnership. She oversees the quality assurance framework and drives innovation and service development across the partnership.
Prior to joining Bridges in 2020, she was an operational lead for the GM Homes Partnership. Victoria has worked on various specialist contracts in the homelessness sector over the last 9 years across Greater Manchester.
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Jonathan is the Data and Impact Manager at KBOP and KDASS. He supports the operational teams who provide housing support and domestic abuse services in Kirklees, Yorkshire.
Jonathan holds a Masters in Research Methods and Public Policy, and an undergraduate degree in Psychology. His academic research focused on impact investing, specifically how the public and private sectors can collaborate to benefit society. This interest drew him to BOP and the Positive Families Partnership programme in 2019, where his key role is to work with Local Authorities and our specialist therapist teams to ensure we provide a high-quality service to families and value for money to our Borough partners.
Jonathan lives in Lancashire with his wife, two young children and the family dog. When not parenting or working, he can regularly be found cycling or fell running in his native North West England.
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Charlene is the Team Leader for Kirklees Better Outcomes Partnership, overseeing the referral management process as well as managing external relationships with professionals.
Prior to joining Kirklees Better Outcomes Partnership in 2019, Charlene worked with Vulnerable Children and Families within West Yorkshire for over 15 years.
Charlene holds a BA(HONS) in Early Years and a MA in Education.
Overview
KDASS offers person-led, accessible, inclusive and coordinated support for individuals and communities – reducing their risk of harm and empowering them to achieve independence.
1 in 5 adults experience domestic abuse in their lifetime; the police receive a domestic abuse-related call every 30 seconds.
KDASS is a collaboration between Pennine Domestic Abuse Partnership (PDAP), RASAC, WomenCentre, Northorpe Hall, Kirklees Council and BOP, which provides vital support for those experiencing, or who have experienced, harm through domestic abuse.
It is the first social outcomes contract to deliver statutory domestic abuse services in the UK, supporting individuals to rebuild their lives while improving their safety through multiagency collaboration. As well as this personalised support for individuals, KDASS also aims to build systemic change in tackling domestic abuse, and enable vital integration both of related services and organisations, and of those with lived experience.
Learn more at KDASS’ website.
Outcomes
KDASS is still in the early stages of its delivery. As the programme progresses, we will update this page with outcomes achieved. Stay tuned!