Bray
Women’s Refuge
County: Wicklow
Tel: 01 286
6163
Helpline: 01
286 6163 (24 hour service)
Fax: 01 286
3830
Email: bwr@eircom.net
Website: www.braywomensrefuge.com
Access Hours:
24 hour service, open 365 days
Ethos/Main
Aims of Organisation:
The Bray Women's Refuge is an Irish voluntary organisation
working to combat the social effects of domestic violence
by:
• providing secure crisis accommodation for women and
their children who are escaping from physical, sexual and
mental abuse in their homes.
• providing support and relevant information for women
regardless of whether they are resident in the refuge or not.
• assisting women understand their legal rights and
entitlements.
• increasing general public awareness on the issues
relating to domestic violence.
• lobbying the state regarding relevant legislation
to make Ireland a safer place for all who experience violence
and abuse.
Philosophy of Care
The Bray Women's Refuge upholds a philosophy of mutual self
help and empowerment. Our philosophy of care underpins the
way we work with all the women that seek assistance from us.
Our approach is non judgmental, and always involves unconditional
positive regard for all with whom we work, no matter what
their story. The ethos of this women's refuge is a developmental
one. We aim to support and assist women and children to recover
from the trauma of violence and abuse. We aim to assist women
to regain their strength in order to be able to make their
own decisions about what is right for them in their lives.
The Philosophy underlying the provision of all of the services
offered by the Bray Women's Refuge is rooted in a belief in
"empowerment". Our mission is to provide support
to women and children fleeing domestic violence, while respecting
the families need to privacy, independence and self help.
All our staff are trained to uphold the highest levels of
confidentiality and to provide a professional service to women
and their children seeking our support.
Bray has refuge facilities with a total of 16 bed spaces with
4 family units.
Services Provided:
- 24 hour Crisis Helpline
- Emergency Accommodation for families
- Crisis Counseling
- Social Welfare Support
- Medical Support
- Paralegal Advice
- Childcare
- Support Groups
- Outreach Programme
- Education Programme
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