Services for children and young people in Clare who’ve experienced domestic violence are set for an expansion thanks to a Government funding boost.
Following a targeted open call, Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has awarded €6.3 million to domestic, sexual and gender-based violence services nationwide, including just shy of €61,000 to women’s protection service Clare Haven.
A key goal of the recently commenced Third National Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Strategy is doubling the number of refuge spaces across the county to 280 and Clare is one of these counties where work is ongoing to deliver this.
Director of Services at Clare Haven, Siobhan O’Connor, says this new funding will allow the organisation to grow its services geared towards young people who’ve fallen victim to abuse.
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