A highly specialised team of social workers is to be set-up after the Local Government Association (LGA) and Barnardo’s secured £2 million in government funding.
The experts will have extensive experience of working with those at risk of FGM and will be deployed into areas where women and girls are vulnerable.
These community outreach programmes will be rolled out across the country in a bid to change attitudes and behaviour and encourage better prevention of FGM. They will also offer psychological support for survivors.
An online support group is also being created to provide women and girls with a safe forum in which to share their experiences.
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