Supporting Older Victims of Abuse

Understand the types of abuse committed against older people
Understand the prevalence of abuse against older victims
Understand age as risk factor
Differentiate between elder abuse, stressed caregiver syndrome and DV
Explain generational issues associated with older victims
Barriers to disclosures
Professional Recognition and Response

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Stalking Masterclass Online

At the end of this training session you will be able to: Understand the stalking legislation Understand the different types of stalking behaviours Understand the different types of perpetrator typologies, motivation and behaviours Understand the impact of stalking on their victims and their families Supporting a victim of stalking
Refuge Domestic Abuse Practitioner - Hertfordshire (Stevenage)

Refuge Domestic Abuse Practitioner - Hertfordshire (Stevenage)
Community Domestic Abuse Practitioner (Fixed term contract to cover maternity leave)

Community Domestic Abuse Practitioner (Fixed term contract to cover maternity leave) Hertfordshire
Volunteer Coordinator (Part time)

Safer Places is an independent charity which provides a comprehensive range of services to adults and children affected by domestic and sexual abuse and family conflict who live in Essex and Hertfordshire. We are governed by a board of Trustees. The people who use our services are at the heart of our organisation and we aim to work to enable them to overcome the impact of their experience and to build a brighter and safe future for themselves and their children. We have Part time Volunteer Co

Financial and Economic Abuse

Financial and economic abuse are common ways that an abuser exerts control over a survivor. This session will help you to understand the dynamics of financial and economic abuse, the impact they have and the criminal and civil remedies available to survivors. By the end of the session you will be confident to help someone who has suffered, or is at risk of suffering financial or economic abuse.
Domestic Abuse and Safety Planning

Safety and support planning is one of the most important things that we can do with survivors. This training session will give you an understanding of how to safety plan within a community response model, understand the roles of MARAC and MAPPA, and how to respond to a survivor in an emergency situation. By the end of the training session you will be confident in safety planning with survivors for a number of different scenarios.
Stalking Support Masterclass

It is a myth that the majority of stalkers are strangers lurking in alleys or celebrity obsessed fans - the vast majority of stalking is perpetrated by someone who knows the victim, mostly an ex-partner. This course will give you a understanding of stalking behaviours, perpetrator's typologies and motivation, the impact of stalking upon the victim and how to best support victims of stalking,
Domestic Abuse Awareness

It can be difficult to know how to respond when someone tells you that they are experiencing domestic or sexual abuse, but your response is important and knowing how to respond safely is key. This course will help you develop your understanding of domestic abuse and give you the confidence to recognise and respond to abuse, being a vital source of support for survivors.
J9 Disclosure Scheme

J9 is named in memory of Janine Mundy, a mother of two, killed by her estranged husband in June 2003 whilst on police bail. This awareness raising course will give you the skills to recognise abuse and the confidence to respond to survivors, opening the door to safety and support. At the end of the course you can display the J9 logo so survivors know they have a safe space to get help.
Coercive Control

Abuses seek to gain power and control over another person or person. Coercive behaviour 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 course will give you an understanding of what coercive control is, an understanding of the coercive control legislation and the role of criminal justice agencies in applying this and how to support survivors.
Supporting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Question, Queer plus (LGBTQ+) victims of Domestic Abuse

Domestic and sexual abuse happen in every community. This training session will give you an insight into the prevalence and distinct nature of abuse perpetrated against LGBTQ+ survivors and the additional barriers they face to access support services. By the end of the training session you will be able to recognise signs of abuse and respond appropriately, supporting LGBTQ+ survivors on their journey to safety and recovery.
Supporting Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) victims of Domestic Abuse

Domestic and sexual abuse happen in every community. This training session will give you an insight into the prevalence and distinct nature of abuse perpetrated against Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) survivors and the additional barriers they face to access support services. By the end of the training session you will be able to recognise signs of abuse and respond appropriately, supporting BAME survivors on their journey to safety and recovery.
Supporting Younger victims of Domestic Abuse

Young people are more likely to experience domestic and sexual abuse than any other age group. Ensuring young people receive specialist support is vital so their specific needs are met in a way that works for them. This course will give you an understanding of the dynamics of domestic abuse and how young people tend to experience abuse differently. By the end of the training session you will be able to spot the signs of abuse and have the confidence to respond to survivors.
Tech Abuse

As new technologies and social media platforms are created, they also begin to be used as a monitoring or harassment tool by abusers. This training will help you to understand how abusers use technology to perpetrate abuse, the risk this poses to survivors and how to effectively safety plan against these methods of abuse. By the end of the training session you will also be able to identify protective technologies and how to incorporate this into safety planning with survivors.

Live Chat Launch

Safer Places launches new Live Chat service. The new service enables anyone experiencing abuse to chat directly with a member of the Safer Places team. The measures announced to tackle coronavirus (COVID 19) have seen day to day life change dramatically and undoubtedly made it harder for people to access support services as survivors are isolated with abusers with small windows of opportunity to speak. This new service will give survivors the opportunity to access support discreetly.
Family Life in Refuge

Hello there! My name is Lauren Taylor and I work for Safer Places as a Senior Family Domestic Abuse Practitioner (I know, what a mouthful right?). Thankfully when it comes to working with the amazing kids within the refuges I just introduce myself as someone wanting to make them feel as safe and happy as possible, that usually goes down a little better! So I was asked by one of my lovely colleagues to write a blog……and after several days of researching what a blog actually is, here I am.
Safer Places response to the Domestic Abuse Bill second reading announcement

The Domestic Abuse Bill will return to Parliament tomorrow, Tuesday 28th April. Janet Dalrymple, CEO of Safer Places said “We are pleased to see the bill progressing through parliament, especially during this particularly worrying time for survivors of abuse"
Ask for J Campaign

Today Safer Places launch the ‘Ask for J’ campaign across Essex. As local businesses begin to re-open their doors to members of the community the ‘Ask for J’ campaign opens the door to support for those experiencing abuse.
Safer Places receives emergency funding to bolster refuge service provision

Safer Places receives £15,000 emergency funding from Essex Community Foundation to bolster refuge service provision
Safer Places response to the second reading of the Domestic Abuse Bill

Safer Places respond to the second reading of the Domestic Abuse Bill. Rachel Millar, Senior Policy Officer for Safer Places said: “Safer Places are pleased to see the Bill progress through parliament, especially during this worrying time when urgent action is needed to protect survivors. We were particularly pleased to hear just how many MP’s spoke with passion and championed the voices of survivors’ and children whist highlighting matters of concern not currently addressed within the Bill.
Domestic Abuse Bill 2020 Part 2

The Domestic Abuse Bill has now passed through the House of Commons stage and is one step closer to becoming law having been introduced to the House of Lords; this is a formality and takes place without any debate. The date for the second hearing, where the bill will be considered, has not yet been announced.
Safer Places receives emergency COVID 19 funding
Running Refuges - The Risk and Impact of COVID 19

It is almost 6 months now since on March 13th I sat with my colleagues Jayne and Allison and talked about what would happen if this new virus took hold. The death toll in the UK had risen to 11 that day and there had been a surge in infections taking the total infected across the UK to almost 800. We laughed a fair bit – partly because what we were talking about seemed unthinkable and partly because we were nervous.
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