The Voice Programme VOICE stands for Victims of Intimate Coercive Experience and is a ten-week intervention for victims and survivors of domestic abuse, coercive control and the behaviours that create the dynamics of intimate partner relationship abuse. The VOICE Programme was written in response to the feedback of victims and practitioners, and seeks to provide an inclusive […]
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Freedom Programme The Freedom Programme is for women who are or have been experiencing domestic abuse. It examines the influence of attitudes and beliefs on the actions of abusers and the responses of those who have experienced the abuse. The programme helps women to make sense of and understand what has happened to them, to
You may have seen in the news recently that the government’s new Emergency Alerts system will be tested on Sunday April 23. Here is the sound you will hear: The new alert system could create a risk to people experiencing domestic abuse, who for their safety have a secret or secondary mobile phone.
Domestic abuse isn’t always physical. Coercive control is an act or a pattern of acts of assault, threats, humiliation and intimidation or other abuse that is used to harm, punish, or frighten their victim. This controlling behaviour is designed to make a person dependent by isolating them from support, exploiting them, depriving them of independence
If you are (or suspect you are) a male victim of domestic abuse – you are not alone. There are many organisations that can help you and most offer an anonymous service and have quick to escape webpages so your partner cannot see that you’ve accessed their website. Many of these services are for those
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The recent cases of Sarah Everard and Sabina Nessa have highlighted the issue of violence against women and girls in London. All too often the focus has been placed on women’s behaviour and how to keep themselves safe but the new Have a Word with Yourself, then Your Mates campaign focuses on men’s behaviour and
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Despite the national obsession for the World Cup in Qatar tournament, for many, football tournaments can put them at further danger from domestic abuse It’s reported that domestic abuse can increase by 26% when England win and a staggering 38% if they lose. Children can also be affected by domestic abuse. The NSPCC found that
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We would like to share a short video with you that illustrates the impact that our domestic abuse recovery support – the Children Overcoming Domestic Abuse (CODA) Programme – has had on children throughout this challenging year. Using the voices of the children, this powerful video encapsulates the child’s lived experience and what they have gained as a
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Christmas can be a difficult time for families but if you and your children are not safe this Christmas there is help available here in Lewisham. Athena can help; Women and girls aged over 13, Men aged 16 or older and anyone who identifies as Transgender and identifies as male, female, as another gender, or
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What is abuse? Everyone has arguments, and everyone disagrees with their partners, family members and others close to them from time to time. And we all do things at times that we regret, and which cause unhappiness to those we care about. But if this begins to form a consistent pattern, then it is an
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