Lyndsey Dearlove, VAWG Partnership Manager at Hestia, discusses the topic of mental health as it intertwines with domestic violence. Organisations across the third sector share the same goal: to provide the best possible support for our services users. In challenging times of ever-growing referrals and tighter financial constraints, it is important that new approaches are …
A personal story behind the vanishing point symbol for NO MORE, written by Christine Mau. My name is Christine and I survived a childhood of domestic and sexual abuse and because this is all I knew, I ended up in a relationship with an abusive partner as a young adult. While there were many signs …
We’re so pleased to have discovered the inspiring work done by LawBot and to welcome them as a campaign partner! Find out more from them: Introducing the UK’s Premier Legal Chatbot The law is often difficult to understand. At LawBot we are committed to helping you understand and learn about legally complex problems quickly and accurately. …
1st December 2016. Hestia | UK SAYS NO MORE join Amol Rajan on BBC Asian Network to discuss online abuse. Pamela Zaballa, Head of Women and Children’s Services – Policy and Abid Gangat, Media and Communications Manager at Hestia were joined by Amina Ahmad from volunteer-run global tech project Chayn on BBC Asian Network, to discuss …
We’re so excited to welcome Chayn as a partner of the UK SAYS NO MORE campaign, and to showcase their work to empower women worldwide by leveraging technology. Find out more about them: About Chayn Chayn is a global, volunteer-run charity that leverages technology to empower women against violence through open source need-specific toolkits, web platforms, …
Kelly Henderson, Business Manager (Domestic Abuse) at Gentoo discusses the vital role of housing providers in supporting victims of domestic abuse. Gentoo are a housing association committed to tackling domestic abuse in our communities and in the workplace, and are a partner of UK SAYS NO MORE. The feminist movement in the 1970s highlighted the need for …
We are so happy to welcome Gentoo as a partner of the UK SAYS NO MORE campaign! Gentoo is a housing association that owns and manages more than 28,000 homes, and are one of the largest employers in Sunderland and landlords in the North East. Gentoo is a brilliant addition to our growing network of …
“Reversing the spread of HIV therefore demands that women’s rights are realized and that women are empowered in all spheres of life.” UN Special Session on HIV/AIDS, 2001 Out of all the people living with HIV in the world today half of them are women and girls. Although women are more likely to contract a …
Imagine this: you’re scared of the dark and you remain scared of the dark until adulthood. Why? Because bad things happen when the lights go out. It took me a while to acknowledge and accept this, to underpin and address why I was fearful of the dark even as an adult. It led me to …
We’re so fortunate to have partnered with Free Your Mind, a charity working with victims of childhood domestic violence. Here, Natasha Benjamin, Founder and Managing Director of Free Your Mind, discusses her own experience with domestic violence and mental health, and why it is so importance more awareness is raised around children who grow up around family …
UK Says No More has joined together with high street banks and pharmacies to urge anyone at risk to access support via designated Safe Spaces found on high streets across the UK.
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 ...
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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