New Support For Domestic Violence Survivors

£869,000 is being given to the FearLess project to help minority groups suffering abuse at home.

A new approach to tackling domestic abuse will see victims given one to one support and mentoring.

£869,000 of lottery funding is being spent on the FearLess project in 18 areas across Scotland, including Fife.

Community justice organistaion Sacro will run the initiative offering practical and emotional support.

Men, members of the LGBT community and women from minority groups will be among those helped by the FearLess initiative.

Community Justice organistaion Sacro will run the project. Their Chief Executive Tom Halpin says: "There is a widely held belief that abuse among men and women in LGBT and black or minority ethnic communities is seriously under- reported. FearLess is available to all and will actively encourage referrals from men and from minority groups within Scotland.

"Survivors of domestic abuse require a wide range of support, not only practical support in regard to having a safe home environment, but emotional support to help them deal with the transition from a fearful existence to one in which they can establish a safe, happy and independent life for themselves and their families."