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Domestic Abuse Specialist- The Blue Door

The Blue Door are a specialist service and in partnership we make it our priority for people to be safe and well in their homes and in their communities. The council and its partners are working together to reduce domestic abuse. Our partners include:

• specialist domestic abuse providers
• Humberside Police and the Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner
• housing and health bodies

We aim to ensure that where domestic abuse takes place, all those affected get the right service.

The Blue Door
Laneham Street
Scunthorpe
North Lincolnshire
DN15 6LJ

Helpline: 0800 197 4787

Office: (01724) 841 947

Email: info@thebluedoor.org

You can also contact the Police:

• 999 – Police emergency
• 101 – Police non emergency

Local Support Numbers in North Lincolnshire. If you are in immediate danger, phone 999. If the situation is not an emergency, but you still need the police, call 101 or contact The Blue Door.

If safe to do so …  dial 999 and ask for the Police

Not safe to speak?

You can make silent calls to the police if you are not safe to speak – use the Silent Solution system and call 999 and press 55 when prompted.

Emergency Text Service

Emergency Text Service: If you feel in danger and can’t use a voice phone, you can register with the police text service – text REGISTER to 999.  You will get a text back that tells you what to do next.  Only do this when you feel safer, but you can raise that you are in danger by a text. Find out more.

Out and About?

Ask for ANI:If you are experiencing domestic abuse and need immediate help, you can go into a participating pharmacy and ask for ‘ANI’ to the staff member who will know you need immediate help. ‘ANI’ stands for Action Needed Immediately but also phonetically sounds like the name Annie. If a pharmacy has the ‘Ask for ANI’ logo on display, it means they’re ready to help. They will offer you a private space, provide a phone and ask if you need support from the police or other domestic abuse support services.

WEPROTECT App: This instant victim referral app, is a tool that is available to all domestic abuse victims, and accessible to all Humberside’s front line officers to ensure that they can offer instant access to civil legal support and protection for those needing it most. You can find out more about this App on the Domestic Abuse Alliance website.

HollieGuard App,  Every five seconds the platform will update your precise location based on your speed and movement activity to identify where you are once an alert has been raised. Watch this video which explains why it was developed, the HollieGuard is a personal alarm, deterrent, evidence catcher and more. This app is for absolutely anyone who has safety in mind.

Domestic Abuse and Violence

Domestic abuse and violence are very often repeated behaviours. It can be random, and it is the habitual use of intimidation to control another person. This is usually a partner, ex-partner or other family member. It is most commonly committed within the home, but tactics can be used out in public.

Violence is the physical assault on another person. But abuse can take many forms – emotional, psychological, financial, sexual. And within a relationship, there can be a combination of some or all of these. Domestic abuse and violence can affect anyone in a close relationship, regardless of their sexuality. Although domestic violence is most experienced by women and perpetrated by men, men can also be victims.

If you are a victim, then it is important to remember that you are not to blame. Domestic abuse is a crime but taking action against a partner/ex-partner or family member can be hard. There are local and national organisations that will support you through this difficult time.

Abuse can increase when a person leaves or has recently left an abusive partner. Please seek advice from The Blue Door if you are considering leaving.

What is Abuse

Abuse can happen anywhere; for example, in someone’s own home, in a public place, in hospital, in a care home or in college. It can take place whether an adult lives alone or with others. Take a look at this Safeguarding Adults easy read leaflet.    Anyone can witness or become aware of information suggesting that abuse and neglect is occurring.

People who require care and support must be able to trust and depend on the people they rely on for help. It is vital that professionals, other staff and members of the public are vigilant on behalf of those unable to protect themselves. No abuse is acceptable.

Safeguarding adults, means protecting an adults right to live in safety, free from abuse and neglect.  It is about people and organisations working together to prevent and stop both the risks of and experience of abuse.

Types of Abuse

Types of physical abuse – Easy Read

• Assault, hitting, slapping, pushing, kicking, hair pulling, punching
• Rough handling
• Scalding and burning
• Physical punishments
• Inappropriate or unlawful use of restraint
• Making someone purposefully uncomfortable (eg opening a window, removing blankets)
• Misuse of medication (eg sedation)
• Forcible feeding / withholding food

Possible indicators of physical abuse (the following list may be indications of many different problems, it is important not to jump to the wrong conclusion too quickly)

• No explanation for injuries or inconsistency with the account of what happened
• Injuries are inconsistent with the person’s lifestyle
• Bruising, cuts, welts, burns and / or marks on the body or loss of hair in clumps
• Frequent injuries
• Unexplained falls
• Subdued behaviour in the presence of a particular person
• Signs of malnutrition
• Failure to seek medical treatment or frequent changes of GP

If you have an adult safeguarding concern, contact the Safeguarding Team.

Types of sexual abuse – Easy Read

• Rape
• Indecent exposure
• Sexual harassment
• Inappropriate looking or touching
• Sexual teasing or innuendo
• Sexual photography
• Subjection to pornography or witnessing sexual acts
• Sexual assault
• Sexual acts to which the adult has not consented or was pressured into consenting

Possible indicators of sexual abuse (the following list may be indications of many different problems; it is important not to jump to the wrong conclusion too quickly)

• Bruising, particularly to the thighs, buttocks and upper arms and marks on the neck
• Torn, stained or bloodied underclothing
• Bleeding, pain or itching in the genital area
• Unusual difficulty in walking or sitting
• Pregnancy in a woman who is unable to consent to sexual intercourse
• The uncharacteristic use of sexual language or significant changes in sexual behaviour or attitude
• Self-harming
• Poor concentration, withdrawal, sleep disturbance
• Fear of receiving help with personal care
• Reluctance to be alone with a particular person

If you have an adult safeguarding concern, contact the Safeguarding Team.

Types of psychological abuse – Easy Read

• Emotional abuse
• Threats of harm or abandonment
• Deprivation of contact
• Humiliation
• Blaming
• Controlling
• Intimidation
• Coercion
• Harassment
• Verbal abuse
• Cyber bullying
• Isolation
• Unreasonable and unjustified withdrawal of services or supportive networks

Possible indicators or psychological abuse (the following list may be indications of many different problems; it is important not to jump to the wrong conclusion too quickly)

• An air of silence when the particular person is present
• Withdrawal or change in the psychological state of the person
• Insomnia
• Low self-esteem
• Uncooperative and aggressive behaviour
• A change of appetite, weight loss/gain
• Signs of distress: tearfulness / anger
• Apparent false claims, by someone involved with the person, to attract unnecessary treatment

If you have an adult safeguarding concern contact the Safeguarding Team.

Types of financial / material abuse – Easy Read

• Theft
• Fraud
• Internet scamming
• Coercion in relation to an adult’s financial affairs or arrangements, including in connection with wills, property, inheritance or financial transactions
• Employees taking a loan from a person using the service
• Denying access to money
• Misuse of benefits or direct payments in a family home
• Someone moving into a person’s home living rent free without agreement or under duress
• False representation, using another person’s bank account, cards or documents
• Rogue trading – e.g., unnecessary or overpriced property repairs and failure to carry out agreed repairs or poor workmanship

Possible indicators of financial / material abuse (the following list may be indications of many different problems; it is important not to jump to the wrong conclusion too quickly)

• Missing personal belongings
• Unexplained lack of money
• Unexplained withdrawal of funds from accounts
• Power of attorney or lasting power of attorney being obtained after the person has ceased to have mental capacity
• The person allocated to manage financial affairs is evasive or uncooperative
• Rent arrears or eviction notices
• A lack of clear financial accounts held by a care home or service
• Failure to provide receipts for shopping or other financial transactions carried out on behalf of the person

If you have an adult safeguarding concern, contact the Safeguarding Team.

Modern Slavery encompasses: – Easy Read

• Slavery
• County Lines
• Cuckooing
• Human trafficking
• Forced labour and domestic servitude
• Traffickers and slave masters using whatever means that have at their disposal to coerce, deceive and force individuals into a life of abuse, servitude and inhumane treatment

Possible indicators or modern slavery (the following list may be indications of many different problems; it is important not to jump to the wrong conclusion too quickly)

• Signs of physical or emotional abuse
• Appearing to be malnourished, unkempt or withdrawn
• Isolation from the community, seeming under the control or influence of others
• Lack of personal effects or identification documents
• Always wearing the same clothes
• Avoidance of eye contact, appearing frightened or hesitant to talk to strangers

If you have an adult safeguarding concern, contact the Safeguarding Team.

Including neglect and poor care practice within an institution or specific care setting such as a hospital or care home, for example, or in relation to care provided in one’s own home. This may range from one off incidents to ongoing ill treatment. It can be through neglect or poor professional practice as a result of the structure, policies, processes and practices within an organisation.

Types of organisational abuse – Easy Read

• Ignoring medical treatment and needs
• Ignoring emotional or physical care needs
• Failure to provide access to appropriate health, care and support or educational services
• The withholding of the necessities of life, such as medication, adequate nutrition and heating

Possible indicators of organisational abuse (the following list may be indications of many different problems; it is important not to jump to the wrong conclusion too quickly)

• The adult is hungry or dehydrated
• Inappropriate use of power on control
• ‘Batch care’ – lack of individual care plans
• Adults referred to, or spoken to with disrespect
• Inflexible services based on convenience of the provider rather than the person receiving services

If you have an adult safeguarding concern, contact the Safeguarding Team.

Types of discriminatory abuse – Easy Read

• Harassment
• Slurs or similar treatment because of:
  • Race
  • Gender, Gender Identity. Gender Reassignment
  • Age
  • Sex or Sexual Orientation
  • Pregnancy and Maternity
  • Marriage and Civil Partnership
  • Disability
  • Sexual orientation
  • Religion and Belief

Possible indicators of discriminatory abuse (the following list may be indications of many different problems; it is important not to jump to the wrong conclusion too quickly)

• The adult appears withdrawn and isolated
• The adult appears frightened and avoids eye contact
• The adult appears withdrawn and avoids contact with other people

If you have an adult safeguarding concern, contact the Safeguarding Team.

Neglect or Acts of Omission – Easy Read

Examples:

• Failure to provide access to food, shelter, clothing, heating, activities, personal or medical care including medication etc.
• Preventing access to glasses, hearing aids, dentures etc
• Providing care in a way that the person dislikes.
• Refusal of access to visitors, ignoring or isolating the person.
• Not taking account of the person’s needs such as cultural, religious, educational, social etc.
• Preventing the person from making their own decisions.
• Failure to ensure privacy and dignity.

If you have an adult safeguarding concern, contact the Safeguarding Team.

Self-neglect is an extreme lack of self-care. – Easy Read

It is sometimes associated with hoarding and may be a result of other issues such as bereavement, loss or addiction. Self-neglect can be caused by mental or physical illness that has an effect on the person’s physical abilities, energy levels, attention, organisational skills, or motivation.

Recognising the signs of self-neglect

Sign of self-neglect can include:

• living in very unclean or unsanitary conditions
• looking dishevelled or wearing inappropriate clothes for the weather
• the presence of vermin, flies or unpleasant smells in or around the home
• property in a poor state of repair or with waste accumulating outside
• neglecting household maintenance, and creating hazards within the home or to a neighbouring property
• poor diet and nutrition
• declining or refusing prescribed medication or other community healthcare support
• refusing to allow access to health or social care professionals in relation to personal hygiene and care
• refusing to allow access to other organisations with an interest in the property
• repeated episodes of anti-social behaviour – either as a victim or source of risk
• being unwilling to attend external appointments with professionals in social care, health or other organisations (such as Housing)
• lack of personal hygiene resulting in poor healing or sores, long toenails, unkempt hair, uncared for facial hair, body odour, unclean clothing
• isolation either of an individual or of a household or family unit
• repeated referrals to Environmental Health

Hoarding can be associated with self-neglect. Hoarding disorder is where someone acquires an excessive number of items and stores them in a chaotic manner, usually resulting in unmanageable amounts of clutter. The items can be of little or no monetary value.

Signs of hoarding can include:

The definition from the Domestic Abuse Act 2021: ‘Any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between those aged 16 or over who are, or have been intimate partners or family members regardless of gender or sexuality. The abuse can encompass but is not limited to psychological, physical, sexual, financial, emotional abuse.’

Types of domestic abuse – Easy Read

• Psychological
• Physical
• Sexual
• Financial
• Emotional abuse
• So called ‘honour based’ violence

Coercive or controlling behaviour is a core part of domestic abuse and coercive behaviour can include:

• Threats, humiliation, intimidation
• Harming, pushing or frightening the person
• Isolating the person from sources of support
• Exploitation of money or support
• Preventing the person from escaping abuse
• Regulating everyday behaviour

Possible indicators of domestic abuse (the following list may be indications of many different problems; it is important not to jump to the wrong conclusion too quickly)

• Low self-esteem
• Feeling that the abuse is their fault when it is not
• Physical evidence of violence such as bruises, cuts, broken bones
• Verbal abuse and humiliation in front of others
• Fear of outside intervention
• Damage to home or property
• Isolation – not seeing friends or family
• Limited access to money

If you have an adult safeguarding concern, contact the Safeguarding Team.

Domestic Abuse North Lincolnshire

We aim to ensure that where domestic abuse takes place in North Lincolnshire, those affected get the right service.

You can read the Domestic Abuse Strategy, North Lincolnshire for 2021 / 24

North Lincolnshire’s Domestic Abuse Strategy takes into account the further protections outlined in the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 and, how we work with partners to reduce domestic abuse in North Lincolnshire. Our priority is for people to feel safe and well in their homes and in their communities and sets out our priorities and areas of focus. These include:

• early identification and early help
• safety and support
• working in partnership

These ‘shine a light’ areas of focus are underpinned by workforce development, voice and engagement.

The strategy responds to:

• adults and young people (16 and 17 years old) who are experiencing domestic abuse
• children who see, hear or experience domestic abuse
• those who are perpetrating domestic abuse

It responds to domestic abuse in the context of:

• abuse between people personally connected to each other
• abuse which continues after a relationship has ended (which is known to be a time of heightened risk for victims and children, and a time when children are often used by a perpetrator to continue the abuse)
• forced marriage, so-called ‘honour-based abuse’ and other forms of violence against victims that are linked to domestic abuse such as female genital mutilation.

If you have any views on the content of this strategy, please get in touch with us on DA-PartnershipBoard@northlincs.gov.uk

The Domestic Abuse Partnership are working together to reduce domestic abuse in North Lincolnshire. Our partners include:

• Specialist Domestic Abuse Providers
• Humberside Police and the Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner
• Housing and Health Bodies

Domestic Abuse Act 2021

There was a major legal development in Domestic Abuse legislation that was passed into law in April 2021. The changes raised the profile of Domestic Abuse on the political agenda and added to the toolset of all practitioners working in a multi-agency forum to protect child and adult victims of Domestic Abuse. The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 outlines further protections to the millions of people who experience domestic abuse, as well as strengthen measures to tackle perpetrators. You can access the Home Office Domestic Abuse Statutory Guidance on the Gov.UK website.

The law now:

• extends the controlling or coercive behaviour offence to cover post-separation abuse
• recognise children as victims if they see, hear or experience the effects of abuse (as well as if they are directly physically or emotionally harmed because of treatment directed to them)
• establishes in law the office of Domestic Abuse Commissioner and set out the Commissioner’s functions and powers
• places a duty on local authorities in England to provide support to victims of Domestic Abuse and their children in refuges and other safe accommodation
• provides that all eligible homeless victims of Domestic Abuse automatically have ‘priority need’ for homelessness assistance
• places the guidance supporting the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (“Clare’s law”) on a statutory legal footing

The Home Office have updated their factsheets on the Domestic Abuse Act which provide information about the provisions of the Act. Read the Domestic Abuse Statutory Guidance

Domestic Abuse Bill 2021: factsheets

Re:Form – Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Programme

Reforming behaviours – re-forming relationships. The Re:Form programme is a based on motivational, experiential approaches, as recommended by Respect. The primary aim is to manage risk to victims and families, increase safety, and reduce incidents and improving outcomes around perpetrators being able to sustain non-abusive behaviour. To find out more about this programme referrers can read this information and guidance leaflet.

MAPPA is the set of arrangements through which the police, probation and prison services work together with other agencies to manage the risks posed by violent and sexual offenders living in the community. This includes offenders who are considered to pose a risk, or potential risk of harm to children.

For more information, please visit the MAPPA information on Gov.UK

The Humberside Area Strategic Management Board

The Humberside Area Strategic Management Board includes lead officers from the police, probation and prison services, representatives from a number of agencies with a “duty to cooperate” and lay advisors.

In North Lincolnshire, the strategic management board meets quarterly to:

• Oversee the work of the MAPPA and manage performance
• Review and monitor the effectiveness of arrangements
• Receive referrals on individual offenders that commit serious violent or sexual offences
• Ensure independent review of management of risks
• Determine whether local strategic reviews form part of statutory review
• Define any necessary revision to arrangements
• Act as final arbiter where local MAPPA fails to agree on issues concerning offenders who are subject to management in the community.

The Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference is a regular meeting where agencies from North Lincolnshire discuss high risk domestic abuse cases, and together develop a safety plan for the victim and his or her children. Agencies taking part can include Police, Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (IDVAs), Adult Services, Children’s Services, Health Visitors and GPs, amongst others.

If you have disclosed information about domestic abuse, be it physical, emotional, sexual or psychological abuse to a professional, and they have determined that you are at high risk of further or increased harm, they can complete a referral to MARAC. The professional may have asked you a set of questions called a risk assessment in order to make this determination.

Can I refuse permission for my case to be discussed?

You will be asked if you are happy for your information to be shared at MARAC. However, even if you are not happy with this, the MARAC agencies do have authority to share information without your consent where there are serious concerns for your safety. Our priority is to safeguard you and your children.

How will the MARAC help me and my children?

If the agency that you are working with has suggested that your case should be discussed at a MARAC, it is because he or she believes you could be at risk of future serious harm due to domestic abuse.  Once they have made a referral to MARAC, an Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) will contact you to discuss immediate safety planning and how they can support you through the MARAC process.

At the MARAC agency representatives will work together to provide you with services that meet your needs, and where necessary, those of your children.  They will also agree a safety plan to assist in aiming to keep you and your family safer.

Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (IDVAs)

North Lincolnshire has an IDVA service called The Blue Door. This service:

• is for women and men living in North Lincolnshire who are experiencing or have experienced domestic abuse, sexual abuse or violence
• offers support to all the service users of all risk levels
• provides risk assessment, safety planning and support to service users
• provides service users with their options, for example housing; criminal and civil options; support service users who have to appear in court as witnesses
• represents service users at North Lincolnshire MARAC by representing their views during the meeting

How can I refer cases to a MARAC?

Any agency can refer a case to MARAC if they have assessed a client as high risk. The referral should take place as soon as possible.

Once a referral to MARAC is received by the coordinator, an automatic referral to The Blue Door specialist domestic abuse support service is made. Once The Blue Door Service Manager is aware that a new referral has been received, an IDVA will be allocated to the case and contact with the victim will be sought within the next 48 hours.

When agencies make a referral into MARAC, they MUST also consider any children that are involved with the case (victim, perpetrator or listed children), and either share information with the Single Access Point at Children’s Services on 01724 297000 or make an immediate referral in.

SafeLives also have some useful toolkits designed to help various agencies who sit on MARAC.

Confidentiality

All information shared and discussed at the MARAC meetings is confidential.  Every organisation who attends these multi agency conferences must sign the confidentiality agreement before the meeting begins.

The MARAC will respect the victim’s right to privacy and confidentiality.  Any information resulting from the meeting will be kept secure and not shared with the perpetrator.

Any decision to disclose information at the MARAC must be necessary, justified and proportionate to risks identified.

Training

Training for professionals is available through The Blue Door, or in-house for your agency by contacting the MARAC Coordinator.

Domestic Abuse: How to get help

This easy read how to get help leaflet from GOV.UK   has lots of information if English is not your first language, you can’t speak, if you are deaf and what you can do if you find yourself in various situations.

The Refuge

The Refuge provides specialist support to women, children and some men escaping domestic abuse. Domestic abuse is the biggest issue affecting one in four women and around 800,000 children every year in the UK.

Refuge partnered with Picturehouse to raise awareness on this dangerous life and death issue. This powerful 60 second short film – Hide and Seek runs across cinemas nationwide. The film also raises awareness of the life-saving and life-changing support Refuge provides and shows how Refuge can help build back your life.

For help you can contact North Lincolnshire Refuge on 01724 289299.

In an emergency call 999

Freephone 24-Hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0808 2000 247

or visit www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk (access live chat Mon-Fri 3-10pm)

You can watch the short film Hide & Seek just visit the National Refuge website.

Coercive Control

Most people understand that some forms of domestic abuse can be physical, verbal or both. There’s a more subtle type of abusive behaviour that’s equally harmful which is coercive or controlling behaviour which is now a crime.

Coercive Control is a form of abuse, as set out in Section 1 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 it is a strategic form of ongoing oppression and comments that are used to instil fear. The abuser will use tactics, such as limiting access to money or monitoring all communication, as a controlling effort, this usually starts of subtle but then intensifies as the relationship progresses.

Section 76 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 provides for the offence of controlling or coercive behaviour, where the perpetrator and the victim are personally connected. Under the current legislation personally connected means intimate partners, or former intimate partners or family members who live together.

The amendment to the legislation removes the co-habitation requirement, ensuring that post-separation abuse and familial domestic abuse is provided for when the victim and perpetrator do not live together.

“Controlling or coercive behaviour is an insidious form of domestic abuse, and we are committed to ensuring all victims are protected. We recognise that coercive or controlling behaviours may escalate following separation, and that members of a victim’s extended family may be involved in control or coercion”.

Victoria Atkins MP, Minister for Safeguarding, Written Ministerial Statement, 1st March 2021

There is a website developed by ripfa.org.uk which is dedicated for social workers and other health and social care practitioners to allow them to increase their knowledge and skills when working with situations involving coercive control.

Stalking

The polices definition of stalking is that stalking is like harassment, but it’s more aggressive. The stalker will have an obsession with the person they’re targeting.

Someone you know could be stalking you; an ex partner or a person you were friends with, or it might be a stranger. If it’s someone you know, or knew, it doesn’t mean that it’s your fault; it’s still stalking and it’s an offence.

Stalking may include:

• regularly following someone
• repeatedly going uninvited to their home
• checking someone’s internet use, email or other electronic communication
• hanging around somewhere they know the person often visits
• interfering with their property
• watching or spying on someone
• identity theft (signing-up to services, buying things in someone’s name)

It’s stalking if the unwanted behaviour has happened more than once.

The four warning signs of stalking

If the behaviour you’re experiencing is:

Fixated
Obsessive
Unwanted
Repeated

If you believe you are a victim of stalking visit these useful websites:

National Stalking Helpline 

Protection against Stalking

Paladin – National Stalking Advocacy Service

Online stalking and harassment

Social networking sites, chat rooms, gaming sites and other forums are often used to stalk and harass someone, for example:

• to get personal information
• to communicate (calls, texts, emails, social media, creating fake accounts)
• damaging the reputation
• spamming and sending viruses
• tricking other internet users into harassing or threatening
• identity theft
• threats to share private information, photographs, copies of messages

Honour Based Abuse

In the UK it is illegal to abuse or harm anyone for cultural reasons or reasons of family honour, whether they are a member of the same family or not. For example, it is illegal to punish another family member for what someone considers to be dishonourable behaviour. There are men and women in the UK who have been convicted and sent to prison for harming family members for reasons of honour.

If you are worried about honour-based abuse / violence you can speak to the police. You can also get confidential advice from an organisation called Karma Nirvana on 0800 5999 247

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) also known as cutting or female circumcision is illegal in the UK. Practising FGM or taking a girl or woman abroad for FGM is a criminal offence punishable by law.

If you are a victim of FGM, you need to speak with your doctor. There are doctors who specialise in helping FGM victims. You can also ask for advice from one of several national organisations, such as the NSPCC on 0800 028 3550.

Children who are worried that they are in danger of FGM can speak to police, teachers, social workers, or Childline on 0800 1111.

White Ribbon Campaign

North Lincolnshire Council is a White Ribbon accredited organisation. So, what does that mean…

White Ribbon UK is the leading charity engaging with men and boys to end violence against women, and North Lincolnshire Council support the campaign. White Ribbon Day is 25th November when thousands of people take action and raise awareness to prevent violence before it starts. Wear your white ribbon to show support, especially around the awareness day each year in November.

White Ribbon UK was instrumental as a voluntary sector organisation who contributed to the development of the new national communications campaign – ‘Enough’ – launched by the Home Secretary on 1 March 2022

Join the growing number of organisations who are becoming a White Ribbon supporter by registering.

What do you see? – Domestic Abuse Campaign