Family Domestic Abuse Support Advisors
Description: Cornwall Council is recommissioning the Family Domestic Abuse Support Advisor (FDASA) Service, with a new contract expected to begin January 2027. The FDASA model provides a small team of specialist domestic abuse workers who are based within Family Help teams to offer short-term, focused support to families where domestic abuse is a primary concern. Their role is to increase safety, improve understanding of risk, and support access to wider domestic abuse services, while working alongside--rather than replacing--Children's Social Care. The service includes a supervisor/team lead to ensure consistency and coordination.
Summary: Cornwall Council is commissioning a Family Domestic Abuse Support Advisor service for families in Cornwall where domestic abuse is a primary concern. The service will provide a small team of specialist domestic abuse workers based within Family Help teams. They will offer short-term, focused support to increase safety, improve understanding of risk and help families access wider domestic abuse services. The service must work alongside Children’s Social Care rather than replace it. It also includes a supervisor or team lead to provide consistency and coordination. This is a community and social support service, classified under other community, social and personal services. It is a single service requirement and is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises.