Name of programme and delivery organisation

S.TO.P. (Start Treating Others Positively)

Objective

To reduce the levels of domestic violence in the West Yorkshire area by providing education and support for perpetrators and victims to improve relationships and quality of family life.

Short description of service: 50 words max

We work directly with male and female perpetrators who attend the weekly groups voluntarily. We offer support to victims and run a Women‟s Support group. We provide training, supervision and share best practice with other organisations.

Practical Information: e.g HL number/ opening hours, web address

Website: www.stoponline.org
Email: administrator@stoponline.org
Tel: 0113 2446007
Office hours: 9.30am – 3pm Monday – Friday

Target audience

Target Audience
Perpetrators of domestic violence groups: adults who who want to change their violent or abusive behaviour towards their partner or others.
Women‟s Support Group: women who are, or have been, victims of domestic violence or abuse in the home.
Young People‟s Anger Management: early intervention for under 18′s who are beginning to develop negative behaviour patterns.
Current Reach
See table below.

Scale: current number of users
Since September 1997 we have worked with 1,755 individual male clients in our perpetrator groups and we have worked with 422 females in our women‟s perpetrators group since it began in June 2000.
So far in 2011, 105 new clients and 49 existing clients have attended our men‟s anger management groups and the groups are running at capacity with an average of 9 men attending each of the 3 weekly groups.
24 new clients and 15 existing clients have attended the Women‟s Anger Management group with an average of 8 women attending each week.

Cost to customer

Perpetrators of domestic violence groups & Women‟s Support Group: we ask for donations of £5 (employed) or £2 (unemployed).
Young People‟s Anger Management: £10 per session.

Evidence of impact and quality

STOP was founded by Kathy Grogan in 1989 to provide a facilitated self help group for men who were abusive or violent towards their partner to help them to change their negative behaviour. It became a registered charity and full time project in 1997 and support from a variety of funders allowed the project to continue growing over the following 5 years before further funding from the Big Lottery Fund
was secured in 2009, giving the organisation £500,000 over 4 years.
In our 2010 Service User Consultation 90% of male respondents stated that the frequency and extent of their verbal, physical and emotional abuse had significantly decreased or stopped altogether. 78% of partners confirmed that the level of verbal, physical and emotional abuse they received from their partner had significantly decreased or stopped altogether. All partners surveyed stated that they felt safer since their partner joined the programme.
Our positive results to date have demonstrated the valuable investment to be gained through working with perpetrators to help them explore their attitudes, beliefs, behaviour and destructive responses towards their partner and to encourage them to learn new and constructive ways of managing their violent and abusive behaviour.

Current Reach: Perpetrators of Domestic Violence Groups
Male
Female
Gender
81%
19%
Ethnicity
White
78%
61%
Black
8%
20%
Asian
8%
7%
Chinese
0%
5%
Mixed Race
5%
7%
Declined to answer
2%
0%
Have a Disability
2%
5%
Have Children
84%
90%
Total Number of Children
346
92
Employment Status
Employed / Self-employed
53%
24%
Unemployed
36%
51%
Retired / disabled / student / homemaker
1%
7%
Declined to answer
9%
17%