Our mission is to improve the lives of victims affected by all forms of domestic abuse.

We aim to do this by:

• Raising awareness of domestic and sexual abuse and the ongoing suffering of women and children.
  
  
• Protecting women and children and, at the same time, providing the right services and relationships that are empowering and support women to move on and recover their lives.
  
  
• Providing services which are based on listening to survivors.
  
  
• Participating in or leading campaigns to keep the issues in the public consciousness and to raise awareness on the range of violence against women including female genital mutilation, 'honour-based' violence and forced marriages.
  
  
• Supporting and reflecting diversity and promoting equality of opportunity.
  
  
• Supporting and promoting cohesive inter-agency responses to domestic and sexual violence and developing partnerships.
  
  
• Understanding the issues and providing political challenge locally and nationally.
  
  
• Providing safe and secure services for women and children fleeing an abuse situation.
  
  
• Providing support and assistance for women who are in fear of becoming victims of abuse or who have been victims in the past and still require specialist support.
  
  
• Providing a culture of excellence and expertise and to be the main provider and leading specialist of safe, secure and confidential services.
  
  
• Working with victims using an explicitly anti-oppressive approach to the way services are developed and delivered.
  
  
• Working in partnership with funders and others, fostering a reputation for delivering high quality services and proving to be a respected organisation with good governance.