+ Choices
+Choices (Positive Choices) is a service of Inspire North for perpetrators of domestic abuse, providing an opportunity to recognise, acknowledge and change abuse behaviour. The Positive Choices programme is available for anyone, regardless of gender or sexual orientation aged 16 years and over who is a perpetrator of domestic abuse, including repeat offenders and adolescents violent toward parents, who wish to voluntarily address their abusive behaviour.
- Age range:
- 16
- Address:
- 4 Devonshire Court, York YO30 5PQ
- Intake location:
- Harrogate, York, Scarborough and North Yorkshire
Contact
Scarborough: 01723 361100 York, Harrogate & Selby: 01904 557491
Service Manager: Vacant
Ops Manager: Loretta Cullen
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About the service
Positive Choices (+Choices) is available for anyone aged 16 years or above, regardless of gender or sexuality, who are engaged in abusive behaviour towards their current or former intimate partners, or immediate family members, providing the opportunity to recognise, acknowledge and change that behaviour.
+Choices provides support to a person causing harm, at all risk levels, offering different pathways of support including disrupt, triage and short-term support, one to one or group interventions, with the opportunity to then become a peer mentor.
The aims are for individuals to be better able to recognise, acknowledge and change their abusive behaviours and to feel their lives are more stable and are more resilient to maintain a positive behaviour change. The service offers, a non-judgemental and supportive approach, whilst holding people to account and providing opportunities for them to choose to change.
Alongside support to improve awareness about healthy relationships, the service can also support with other areas of need, including accessing services to better manage physical or mental health and wellbeing; support to access services to secure settled accommodation; support to access services to better manage substance misuse issues and support to access services to participate in education, training, or employment opportunities. A Domestic Abuse Intervention Worker will co-design a bespoke support plan based on individual needs.
16-17 Years Support
The service is available for anyone aged 16 years and over, who wishes to voluntarily address their behaviour in their relationships.
An individual can self-refer or be referred by another professional or service.
Referrals
Referrals can be made by agencies working with individuals, their families, or victim-survivors. Explicit consent must be obtained from the individual before a referral can be made. The individual must recognise and accepts their abusive behaviour and be ready to engage in our behaviour change programme. You can also self-refer, using the referral form on this page.
We are unfortunately unable to take referrals that are part of a court ordered activity where there are ongoing child application arrangements.
Referrals are only accepted via our online forms below.
