The project will concentrate on the perpetrators of domestic violence
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A group dedicated to helping victims of domestic abuse in the north east of England is to offer the violent male partner a temporary home.
The hostel, housing up to 10 men and believed to be the first of its kind, will be run by Wearside Women in Need.
The project allows victims to stay in the family home, while their attacker lives elsewhere.
Violent men could book themselves for treatment, or be referred by other agencies, including the police.
The idea has been well-received by Northumbria Police, and a potential site is now being sought.
Claire Phillipson, director of Wearside Women in Need, said: "What we have argued is that domestic violence is massively expensive, it costs the country billions of pounds.
"Instead of focusing exclusively on the victim, we can concentrate on the perpetrators.
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