NAME OF ORGANISATION: Led by Dreams CIC
LOCATION: South West
YEAR FOUNDED: 2015
ABOUT: The Led By Dreams team supports healthcare professionals to understand the signs of domestic violence and how to help people escape an abusive relationship. They also support those who need help to rebuild their lives after an abusive relationship.
INVESTMENT PURPOSE: To enable the enterprise to expand its programme of educational workshops to NHS medical teams and others on the frontline.
INVESTMENT AMOUNT: £10,000
DATE OF INVESTMENT: 2018
SOURCE OF INVESTMENT: Health & Wellbeing Challenge Fund
IMPACT: Health, Wellbeing & Social Care; Poverty & Disadvantage;
ABOUT: Set up and run by Munroe Vincent, herself a survivor of domestic abuse, Led By Dreams was able to identify a significant gap in healthcare provision. Led By Dreams is responding to a huge demand, and conducted a pilot scheme at South Devon and Torbay NHS Foundation Trust. Here they held a number of workshops to prepare front-line medical staff working in departments likely to meet victims of domestic abuse. These workshops are designed to help medical professionals recognise the signs of domestic abuse, and help them understand the best approach when trying to engage with suspected victims.
PURPOSE OF INVESTMENT: This investment will allow Led By Dreams to continue to provide its leading service and expand its impact through building capacity with additional staff and equipment. This launchpad loan will also support Led By Dreams in expanding the reach of its workshops for NHS and other frontline healthcare staff. This will help healthcare providers better engage with domestic abuse victims, and direct them to other supportive services.
Munroe Vincent, Founder of Led by Dreams: “We are delighted that Resonance has decided to support us to realize our vision, as trying to secure funding has been a constant challenge. We hope to achieve change in the perception of domestic abuse by using a primary prevention approach, which means trying to reduce the problem through education and awareness that teaches everyone about domestic abuse, the signs, symptoms and how it can affect others. If no one recognizes the symptoms, it can easily be missed. This loan will allow Led By Dreams to improve and create additional educational, training and support resources, so that we can reach many more victims and give them the support and direction that will help them become survivors.”
Tom Crook, Investment Manager at Resonance: “I’m thrilled Resonance is finally able to support Led By Dreams, albeit in a small way, as we have been in discussions since January 2017. The impact Led By Dreams provides is huge. We could see from the feedback received following the pilot workshops, that as well as resulting in more people being engaged who used the services and who might be at risk, it also had a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of the people who attended the workshops. It’s great to see their hard work has led to them securing further income from a local commissioner. We look forward to seeing them continuing to grow their impact and hope to be able to support them in the future with further funding to achieve their aspirations.”
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