BCBN House of Commons Reception in partnership with Advance & Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
BCBN marked 5 years of commitment and continuing support to Domestic Violence Services, by hosting an evening at the House of Commons with Shadow First Secretary of State – Rt Hon Emily Thornberry MP.
The event saw the launch of BCBN’s partnership with an award-winning charity, Advance and one of London’s largest hospitals – Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHT) to support the role of an Independent Domestic Violence Advocate (IDVA). The IDVA will be the first point of call in any scenario or situation in which the person at risk and suffering from domestic violence will receive much needed help and support when they are at their most vulnerable.
Last year, according to government statistics 1.2 million women suffered domestic abuse and two women a week were killed by a current or former partner¹. BCBN’s funding will support 220 survivors of domestic abuse over two years at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, increasing survivors’ safety, health and wellbeing.
Thank you to our guests and supporters for your generous donations. Without your support we would not be able to support the life-saving work of an IDVA at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Accident & Emergency Department.
Shadow Foreign Secretary, Rt Hon. Emily Thornberry MP recognised BCBN’s ethos of supporting important and often neglected causes:
“What characterizes the (BCBN) network above all is their willingness to adopt difficult causes, the most neglected issues, the suffering that society just does not want to face. Whether it is supporting refugees or working to house ex-offenders, BCBN is always there for those who have nowhere else to go and no one else to turn to.”
Read more about BCBN’s support for an IDVA role at ICHT.
How your donation will make a difference
You can continue to support our cause. Every penny you donate will directly go to support an IDVA. All our expenses and admin fees are covered by the Board of Trustees.
[1] ONS (2016), March 2015 Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW)
