Tag: Refuge

Refuge launch ‘More than Bricks and Mortar’ dispersed accommodation report

Stuart Mitchell

Refuge have launched their ‘More than Bricks and Mortar’ dispersed accommodation repor. “I’m pleased to launch this report into best practice for domestic abuse dispersed accommodation, it is so important that no survivor is turned away from accessing support and that specialist support is accessible for all survivors of domestic abuse and is suited to their individual needs. This research study produced in partnership with Commonweal Housing consulted with survivors, and Refuge frontline practitioners and managers to identify what that specialist support should look like and how we can deliver it within a dispersed accommodation setting, with the aim of developing a best practice model. I’d like to thank everyone…

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Refuge launches online chatbot which provides safe information to thousands of women experiencing abuse through technology

Stuart Mitchell

Refuge has launched an online chatbot which aims to provide safe and accessible information to thousands of women across the country experiencing abuse through technology. In 2019, 72% of women who accessed support from Refuge services identified experiencing tech abuse, which can range from persistent telephone calls from perpetrators, being targeted via social media, having their location tracked or spyware installed in their homes. Refuge is the leading national domestic abuse charity working with survivors experiencing tech abuse, which is almost always experienced alongside other forms of domestic abuse. Refuge…

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Refuge subverts Father’s Day with hard-hitting ad

Stuart Mitchell

Refuge, the UK’s largest domestic violence charity, has unveiled a hard-hitting poem to raise awareness of the physical, psychological and emotional effects of domestic violence on children. In the lead up to Father’s Day, the poem recites a story of a child remembering his father while recounting specific instances of domestic abuse faced at home whilst growing up. One of five in a collection of reversible poems, “Remembering my Father”, when read top to bottom, tells the story of a happy child reminiscing his loving father, but when read in…

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Refuge’s new reversible poem highlights controlling behaviour and domestic violence ahead of Valentine’s Day

Stuart Mitchell

Refuge, the UK’s largest domestic violence charity, has created a chilling poem that tells the story of a woman who has experienced domestic violence at the hands of an abusive man. Following a successful Christmas campaign, Refuge has published a reversible poem to emphasise the severity and pervasiveness of domestic violence on Valentine’s Day, and draw attention to the various forms it can take. Even now, one in four women experience domestic violence in their lifetime. Two women a week are killed at the hands of a partner or ex-partner…

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Major domestic violence awareness raising campaign crescendos on Christmas Eve with new film, radio and digital creative

Stuart Mitchell

Refuge, the UK’s largest domestic violence charity, launched a second phase of its major domestic violence awareness raising campaign at Christmas. Earlier last month, a series of poems were unveiled. The poems, when read top to bottom appear as ‘standard’ poems; but when read in reverse, bottom to top, reveal a chilling story about domestic abuse. Since the launch, the poems have received unprecedented media and digital exposure, gaining support from high profile individuals such as Paloma Faith, Nicola Roberts, London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Richard Herring, amongst others. To…

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