Social work service helping families affected by domestic abuse faces axe – West Leeds Dispatch

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A specialist social work service that has helped hundreds of families affected by domestic abuse could be axed as the council seeks to balance its budget.

Caring Dads has helped more than 700 men address abusive behaviour and build relationships with their children since being set up in 2014 at Leeds City Council.

The council would save £230,000 if it scraps the service as part of widespread cuts to plug a £162m budget shortfall.

The service is designed for men who accept they have been abusive towards their partners or children and encourages them to think about their own childhood experiences.

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