# Domestic violence services at risk of closure

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/domestic-violence-services-at-risk-of-closure/
- Published: 2026-11-02T06:13:37+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T07:13:08+00:00
- Original publisher: feeds.bbci.co.uk (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6ly307gpjg5o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Americas, Sheffield, World

## Key points

- Lotus in Barnsley needs £20,000 to remain open.
- Sheffield’s Vida closed after 30 years amid funding problems.
- Ashiana reports 50 people waiting for support.

## Summary

Resolute Women’s Centre says its Lotus drop-in service in Barnsley could close later this month unless it raises £20,000, raising concern about the future of local support for domestic abuse victims. The warning follows the closure of Sheffield charity Vida in August, which had operated for 30 years before a funding crisis left it without sustainable long-term support.

Lotus provides five days a week of mental and physical wellbeing support, counselling and practical help; one attendee said it helped her through court proceedings. Vida needed about £250,000 a year to operate and could not secure a replacement National Lottery grant. Sheffield charity Ashiana says demand has risen since Vida closed, with 50 people on its waiting list, while it draws on reserves amid funding pressures; the article’s government response is cut off.

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