Coercive Control

Sadiq Khan visits Superdrug to learn about Safe Spaces scheme

Sadiq Khan Hestia Safe Space

Mayor of London candidate Sadiq Khan has visited a UK SAYS NO MORE Safe Space in a Superdrug pharmacy to learn more about how the scheme supports victims of domestic abuse.  Sadiq Khan was joined by Chief Executive of Hestia Patrick Ryan, Hestia’s Director of Communications and Fundraising Jo Tilley-Riley and Superdrug key workers at the Upton

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Why I Wrote ‘Everything I Didn’t Say’

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Hannah Moss, Founder and Artistic Director of On The Run theatre, shares the inspiration and motivation behind her piece, Everything I Didn’t Say, exploring coercive control and abuse, in an exclusive blog for UK SAYS NO MORE: Everything I Didn’t Say is a one-woman theatre piece that explores coercive control. It follows lead character Meadow

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Coercive Control

Coercive Control Victim First

Shivani, Caseworker for Victim First reflects on a form of domestic abuse known as controlling or coercive behaviour.

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This Valentine’s Day, Remember: Love Is Not An Excuse for Abuse

#LoveIsNotAnExcuse As one of our Twitter followers recently put it, love is not about flowers. Love is not about chocolates. Love is not about giant cards, plush teddies or beautifully written poetry. Love is about respect.  Of course, everyone loves to receive great, big bunches of roses, a card signed with a kiss or a

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Safer Poole Partnership International Women’s Day Conference

Safer Poole Partnership mark International Women’s Day with a conference on coercive control and domestic abuse  This year, the Safer Poole Partnership in association with Bournemouth University, and supported by AFC Bournemouth will mark International Women’s Day with a conference on the theme of coercive control and domestic abuse. Conference details: The conference will take place on

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NatWest marks ‘No More Week’ by opening Safe Spaces for economic and domestic abuse victims

6 March 2024 NatWest Group is announcing that starting this week it will offer Safe Spaces to people experiencing economic and domestic abuse in over 360 branches across the UK including NatWest, Ulster Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland branches.  Safe Spaces, part of Hestia’s UK Says No More campaign, are designated locations which anyone ...

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Nationwide – the UK’s biggest branch network – joins Hestia’s Safe Spaces

Nationwide – the largest branch network of any UK banking brand -– will offer Hestia’s Safe Spaces scheme to people experiencing domestic abuse across more than 400 branches across the UK. A recent poll by Nationwide shows almost half (48%) the population have experienced, or know someone who has experienced domestic abuse, with almost one ...

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Hestia and UK Says No More respond to national domestic abuse ‘flee fund’

The Home Office has announced that from 31 January 2024, victims of domestic abuse who do not have the financial means to leave their abusers will be able to apply for a one-off payment of up to £500 for essential items to help them and their children flee to safety. For the first time, victims ...

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