Welcome to
SURT
Stopping Unsafe Relationships Together
Education Advocacy & Support Service
#wearesurt
Our social purpose and vision is to prevent and stop abuse within relationships and to support recovery and raise hope and aspirations. We will focus upon the needs of children and young people aged 11-24, living in South Tyneside who are experiencing or have been affected by intimate partner abuse, child sexual exploitation, criminal exploitation, honour based abuse and stalking and harassment.
To enable children and young people to be safe, happy and resilient we will educate them to recognise unsafe and unhealthy relationships, assist them to exit abusive relationships safely and to support their recovery. We will also offer support and education to their parents/carers and communities to strengthen and develop safer environments.
Our Core Values
SURT social purpose and vision are underpinned by our core values, which are:
Social Justice
Challenging injustice, understanding what is morally, ethically, legally right and wrong and reflecting this in support and guidance to others.
Unity
Working together with a shared purpose to support children to be safe in their communities. Ensuring a collaborative approach to engagement, inclusion and achieving a sense of belonging.
Respect Life
Ensuring equality, non-discriminatory and prejudicial practices and championing for equal and fair rights.
Trustworthy
Doing the right thing. Developing relationships based upon respect, honesty and genuineness whilst being kind, caring and listening to others.
SURT Offer
We will have conversations with children and their supporters to understand the risks and experience of relationship abuse. These conversations will inform SURT interventions and safety planning with the aim of preventing and to stop children from experiencing harm.
We will help children to recognise unsafe and unhealthy relationships through delivery of accredited and/or tailored 1-1 or group-work education programmes.
Together, with children and their support networks we will assist children to exit abusive relationships safely and provide a support service which will help their recovery.
Participation opportunities will be available to children, young people, parent and carers who have shown an interest in becoming a STEERING SUPPORTER.
This role will ensure that the voices of service users are captured and at the fore front of all that we do.
We will work flexibly including evening and weekends when needed delivering relationship intervention, support and education.
Our SURT offer is not time limited. Children and young people will receive a service until they feel safer and happier. The intensity of contact will be based upon individual need and be responsive to risk. Where children and young people are moving into adulthood, they will be appropriately supported to access adult services where required as part of a safe transition.
We will work flexibly including evening and weekends when needed delivering relationship intervention, support and education
SURT Offer
We will have conversations with children/young people and their supporters to understand the risks and experience of relationship abuse. These conversations will inform SURT interventions and safety planning with the aim of preventing and stopping children and young people from experiencing harm.
We will help children and young people to recognise unsafe and unhealthy relationships through delivery of accredited and/or tailored 1-1 or group-work education programmes. We will review the effectiveness of these programmes and assist children and young people to use their learning to improve their safety.
Together, with children/young people and their support networks we will assist them to exit abusive relationships safely and provide a support service which helps their recovery.
We will also offer support and education to their parents/carers and communities to strengthen and develop safer environments.
We will work flexibly including evening and weekends when needed, delivering relationship intervention, support and education.
Our SURT offer is not time limited. Children and young people will receive a service until they feel safer and happier. The intensity of contact will be based upon individual need and response to risk. Where children and young people are moving into adulthood they will be appropriately supported to access adult services where required as part of a safe transition.
Together We Support
SURT’s Together We Support strategy is underpinned by our aim to prevent and stop relationship abuse. Our ambitious approach focuses upon bringing communities together, making a difference together, accomplishing together, working together and celebrating together. We recognise our ‘community’ as the young people who we support, their parents/carers, local residents, statutory and third sector organisations, local businesses and funders.
SURT have already been on a journey establishing many local and national connections to improve the safety, wellbeing and aspirations of the people we support. If joining SURT’s Together We Support network is something you would like to be part of please get in touch.
Contact Us
Are you interested in finding out more or you would like to discuss a possible referral? Or maybe you have a question for us?
Please fill in the form below and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Claire Amans is a SURT Managing Director, qualified young person’s Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) and trained Child to Parent Violence and Abuse Facilitator (CPVA).
In a previous role Claire co-ordinated South Tyneside’s Young Persons Domestic Violence Service for 6 years specialising in intimate relationship abuse, honour based abuse and stalking and harassment. Prior to this, Claire worked within the Youth Justice Service for 14 years in various roles, including management.
Leanne Hansen is a SURT Managing Director and a qualified Social Worker.
In a previous role Leanne worked as a Senior Social Worker for 4 years based within Northumbria Police Complex Abuse Department specialising in child and adult exploitation. Prior to this, Leanne worked within the Youth Justice Service for 14 years in various roles, including management.
We work flexible hours from Monday-Sunday.
If an emergency safeguarding response is needed, please contact the Police or your local Social Care Service.
PHONE
Claire: 07565538165 // Leanne: 07907560522
SECURE EMAIL
contact@wearesurt.org
Leanne Hansen is a SURT Managing Director, qualified Social Worker (IDVA) and trained Child to Parent Violence and Abuse Facilitator (CPVA)
In a previous role Leanne worked as a Senior Social Worker for 4 years based within Northumbria Police Complex Abuse Department specialising in child and adult exploitation.
Prior to this, Leanne worked within the Youth Justice Service for 14 years in various roles, including management.