Covers Dorset Council and BCP Council areas.

Building Better Relationships is a moderate intensity cognitive-behavioural group work intervention for adult male perpetrators convicted of an Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) related offence against a female partner.

Its theory base reflects the growing view that IPV is a complex problem that is likely to have multiple causes. BBR is responsive to the needs of individual participants and provides opportunities to develop skills are introduced during the programme.

Who it is for

The programme is suitable for those males who are assessed as posing a medium or high risk of causing serious harm.

How to refer

Referral into both programmes is usually made at the pre-sentence stage and is ordered by the court for those males who have been convicted of domestic assault. Alternatively, it can be a requirement for those being released from custody on Licence.