🧵1/2 📢 SafeLives at #LabourPartyConference 📢 Our CEO, Ellen Miller, will be chairing a vital panel discussion: “Victims in their own right? How to better protect babies, children and young victims affected by domestic abuse.” 🗓 Sunday 28 September ⏰ 17:45 📍 Theatre 2, Youth Zone & Skills Hub

🧵1/4 📢 Learn how to best support domestic abuse victims, survivors and their children. We have a number of accredited Idva courses now open, with our accessible course starting in 2026.

🧵1/4 The recent protests have created fear and division – especially for racialised and migrant survivors, frontline workers, and communities.

🧵1/5 📢 Specialist training: Responding to young people affected by domestic abuse Enhance your practical knowledge, and more, via our Young Person’s Violence Adviser (Ypva) training.

🧵1/3 Calling all professionals in Bolton, Leicestershire and Sheffield 📢 Join us on 14th October for a free Lunch & Learn #Webinar: ‘Embedding Authentic Voices in #TraumaInformed Practice’.

🧵1/3 📢 Responding to victims of #SexualViolence #Training You’ll be given the practical knowledge needed to most effectively support victims of sexual violence and abuse. 🔔 Application deadline: 30 September 🗓️ Course: 4-7 November

🧵1/3 ✨ Celebrating a new milestone ✨ We’re proud to announce that 60 organisations, with 143 services, have now achieved SafeLives Leading Lights Accreditation – the highest number in our history!

🧵1/2 📢 2-DAY CONFERENCE 🔹 Tackling VAWG in the armed forces community 🔹 Brought to you by @auroranewdawn.bsky.social 🔹 Ideal for anyone working in domestic abuse, sexual violence, healthcare, stalking services, or part of/supporting the Armed Forces community. 🔗 Book now: ow.ly/3gGK50WV5Qb

🧵1/2 Join the @institutefas.bsky.social for a one-day event in November. Programme highlights include: 🔹 Political efforts shaping the government’s VAWG strategy 🔹 Young people’s experiences of domestic abuse (hear from the SafeLives Changemakers!)

🧵1/3 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Young Persons and Relationship Abuse Training: Scotland This online, 1-day course is suitable for any professional or volunteer working with victims of domestic abuse or young persons in Scotland.

Interested in learning more about Child & Adolescent to Parent Violence and Abuse (CAPVA)? The Respect Young People's Service offers a one day course that explains(CAPVA) why it may happen, what the risk factors are and what practitioners can do.

Emotional identification and regulation is so important for children and young people. It can help children and young people to understand complicated feelings and develop healthy and positive ways to regulate. To learn more, check out the course below 👇

🧵1/2 Suicide is the leading cause of death in #DomesticAbuse cases - claiming more lives than intimate partner homicide. This #WorldSuicidePreventionDay we want to highlight the support available to those in need. You are not alone. There is help. There is hope.

🧵1/3 📢 We’re proud to stand alongside @evawuk.bsky.social and more than 60 organisations in calling on the government to deliver a robust #VAWG strategy. Together, we’ve set out 𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀 that must be at the heart of any meaningful plan.

🧵1/6 📢 Are you a frontline domestic abuse professional (Idva/Idaa/Ypva/Isva/DA practitioner) who may come into contact with armed forces communities?

🧵1/3 On our #Scotland #Marac representatives #Training, you’ll learn how a multi-agency response should work, and how to make your Marac as effective as possible. 🔹 Better understand and engage with the Marac process locally.

🧵1/3 📢 A UK-wide emergency alert test will take place on Sunday 7th September 2025 at 3pm. Mobile phones will emit a loud siren and vibrate - even if they’re on silent.

🧵1/2 Meet Kristie, our fearless Safe Young Lives Authentic Voice Lead, who’s taking on the English Channel at the end of this month to raise money for SafeLives. Kristie has been working extremely hard training - now it’s our turn to cheer her on and show some support!

🧵1/3 📢 A UK-wide emergency alert test will take place on Sunday 7th September 2025 at 3pm. Mobile phones will emit a loud siren and vibrate - even if they’re on silent.

🧵1/2 We stand with our partners at @respectuk.bsky.social in highlighting the urgent need for awareness, recognition and specialist support for families experiencing child and adolescent to parent violence and abuse (Capva).

🧵1/7 📢 Let’s make domestic abuse everybody’s business.

🧵1/7 📢 Domestic abuse training for family lawyers.

🧵1/6 📢 Accessible Training for Service Managers & Team Leaders

🧵1/4 We fully back Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse’s (STADA) urgent call - recognising #DomesticAbuse as a #PublicHealth emergency - in their powerful report on how the #NHS 10 Year Plan can more effectively respond and support survivors.

🧵1/4 We at SafeLives fully support @forbabyssake.bsky.social open letter to Jess Phillips MP, Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls.

🧵1/3 ✨ We want to shout out our colleagues at the Women and Girls Network advice hub and advice casework services who have successfully achieved Leading Lights accreditation.

🧵1/3 ✨ We want to shout out our colleagues at @victimsupport.bsky.social Rochdale, whose specialist #DomesticAbuse Idva Service have successfully achieved #LeadingLights accreditation.

🧵1/5 📢 Six new measures to tackle ‘honour’-based abuse We welcome the Government’s announcement of new steps to tackle ‘honour’-based abuse (HBA), including a commitment to introduce a legal definition and statutory multi-agency guidance. #HonourBasedAbuse #Push4Change #VAWG #NoHonourInAbuse

🧵1/4 ✨ We want to shout out our colleagues at @leedswomensaid.bsky.social, whose domestic violence Idva service have successfully achieved Leading Lights accreditation.

🧵1/2 Royal Parks Half Marathon | 12th October Every step you take can change a life. 🏃‍♀️💙 Domestic abuse affects millions - but together, we can help build a future free from fear. Take on the challenge and run for SafeLives, your steps will support survivors and help end domestic abuse for good.

🧵1/2 ✨ We want to shout out our colleagues @mkactcharity.bsky.social, who have successfully achieved Leading Lights accreditation. This is a great achievement which demonstrates their dedication and commitment to providing essential support for those impacted by domestic abuse.

🧵1/6 📢 Are you a frontline domestic abuse professional (Idva/Idaa/Ypva/Isva/DA practitioner) who may come into contact with armed forces communities?

🧵1/4 🎖️ Improving the domestic abuse response in army communities 🎖️ With support from the Army Benevolent Fund, we’re working to enhance how domestic abuse is recognised and responded to across serving and veteran families.

🧵1/4 🎖️ Help us improve the domestic abuse response for army families 🎖️

🧵1/3 📢 Have you experienced #DomesticAbuse in an #Army relationship or family? 💙 We want to hear from you (especially if you’re based in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland) because your voice matters!

🧵1/5 🔔 UNDERSTANDING DOMESTIC ABUSE 🔔 This online, 1-day introductory course is suitable for anyone who may come into contact with adult victims and survivors of domestic abuse. Especially those who work in education, housing or healthcare.

🧵1/4 📢 Focus group opportunity - share your insights on supporting military personnel affected by domestic abuse.

🧵1/3 🔔 We’re hiring! 🔔 Join SafeLives Scotland as our Domestic Abuse Court Advocacy (DACA) Accreditation Lead.

🧵1/5 📢 Accessible Training for Service Managers & Team Leaders

🧵1/3 📢 A UK-wide emergency alert test will take place on Sunday 7th September 2025 at 3pm. Mobile phones will emit a loud siren and vibrate - even if they’re on silent.

There's still time to book on to Respect Young People's Service ''Building Skills.'' 88% of participants who attended this session feel more confident building relationships with children and young people who are neurodivergent or have experienced trauma. www.respect.org.uk/pages/event-...

🧵1/5 📢 We are proud to announce a new 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲‑𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 in collaboration with the @armybenevolentfund.bsky.social, aimed at strengthening the response to 𝗱𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗞.

🧵1/5 This South Asian Heritage Month, we’re spotlighting the specialist services at the heart of our Children Affected by Domestic Abuse (CADA) programme - ensuring no child or family is left behind.

🧵1/3 The role of the Marac chair (or deputy chair) is central to the efficiency and effectiveness of a Marac. On our Scotland Marac chairs training you’ll learn how to: 🔹 Apply the 10 principles of an effective Marac in local practice...

🧵1/3 AJ Bell Great Scottish Run – 10K & Half Marathon | 5th October Every step you take can change a life. 🏃‍♀️💙 Domestic abuse affects millions—but together, we can help build a future free from fear.

🧵1/5 This South Asian Heritage Month, we are spotlighting community-led organisations delivering vital, culturally-informed support - services uniquely equipped to understand the lived experiences of women facing domestic abuse.

🧵1/4 🎖️ Improving the domestic abuse response in military communities 🎖️ With support from the Army Benevolent Fund, we’re working to enhance how domestic abuse is recognised and responded to across serving and veteran families.

🧵1/3 📢 Have you experienced domestic abuse in a military relationship or family? 💙 We want to hear from you because your voice matters. #MilitaryFamilies #DomesticAbuse #Veterans #LivedExperience #SupportForSurvivors #Safeguarding #VAWG #WholePicture

🧵1/3 New research from @seacharity.bsky.social shows 1 in 7 UK women experienced economic abuse from a current or ex-partner in the past year - that’s 4.1 million women. A mum on the brink of homelessness. A young woman coerced into debt. A survivor unable to rebuild her life.

🧵1/3 🎖️ Help us improve the domestic abuse response for military families 🎖️ With the support of the Army Benevolent Fund, we’re working to strengthen the support available to victim/survivors of domestic abuse from serving and veteran families.