At Becoming, we are honoring the story of Claire, a woman who experienced coercive control, a form of domestic abuse, for 20 years. Register for our Unjudged® event here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMkdeCgqDwuH9aFwgPKe2ZiXXWG3wvv9lAv
If you have been affected by the issues we are discussing on our social media and in our event, then please find below some resources and links to organisations which are ready to provide support and advice.
Domestic abuse resources and support for individuals in the UK
Safety note: Technology can help victims of domestic violence or abuse to find information and support online. However, some abusers might also use the same technology to monitor what their victim is doing or to further control them. Many domestic violence or abuse support websites have an ‘exit’ button so you can leave the site quickly if needed – make sure you know where it is. There are many guides to online safety and managing your digital footprint too – see the Safe Lives website and Technology Safety Survivors Toolkit, for example.
https://www.hestia.org/brightsky – a safe, easy to use app that provides practical support and information on how to respond to domestic abuse.
https://www.hestia.org/safe-spaces – Hestia and UK SAYS NO MORE Safe Spaces provide somewhere for anyone experiencing domestic abuse to safely call a helpline, support service or loved one. The Safe Spaces scheme is now facilitated in over 6,000 pharmacies and banks nationally.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/domestic-abuse-how-to-get-help#get-help-and-support – UK Government advice on how to get help if you or someone you know is a victim of domestic abuse.
https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/- – Refuge support women and children who are victims of domestic violence
https://mensadviceline.org.uk/ – Respect support male victims of domestic violence.
https://refuge.org.uk/ – Refuge is the largest domestic abuse organisations in the UK, empowering women to live without violence & fear.
https://www.womensaid.org.uk/ – Women’s Aid is a national charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children
https://safelives.org.uk/ – Safe Lives is a UK-wide charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse for everyone and for good.
https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/ – Contact the Samaritans to talk to someone who will listen without judgment.
https://www.victimsupport.org.uk/ – Victim Support is an independent charity dedicated to supporting victims of crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales.
https://mankind.org.uk/ – ManKind provide an information, support and signposting service to men suffering from domestic abuse from their current or former wife, partner (including same-sex partner) or husband.
Domestic abuse resources and support for individuals outside the UK
https://nomoredirectory.org/ – a global directory of domestic and sexual violence helplines and services
https://www.hotpeachpages.net/ – International list of sexual and domestic violence agencies and resources on domestic abuse in over 115 languages.
https://www.domesticshelters.org/resources/national-global-organizations/international-organizations – List of support organisations around the world, compiled by the Domestic Shelters website with organisations based in Australia, Mexico, New Zealand, USA, across Europe and more globally.
Domestic abuse resources and support for employers and HR professionals
https://www.eida.org.uk/resources – A free-to-join members’ network of employers, the Employers’ Initiative on Domestic Abuse (EIDA) supports around 1,700 large and small businesses, collectively comprising over 25% of the UK workforce, to take effective action on domestic abuse.
https://refuge.org.uk/what-is-domestic-abuse/information-for-professionals/ – The Refuge website has resources for HR professionals and organisations.
https://www.spiraxgroup.com/en/life-at-spirax/our-inclusive-group/our-inclusion-commitments – Spirax is a client of Becoming who has already implemented a policy to help employees with domestic violence or abuse. This is shared with their permission, to act as an example as well as to share the resources that they point their leaders and employees towards.
