Have you experienced domestic abuse?
Find out how we can help

We can help you explore concerns for yourself or a loved one about unhealthy relationships and offer 1-2-1 help,  peer support and recovery programmes for women who are experiencing or have experienced Domestic Abuse

We also provide a platform that enables the voices of survivors to influence service provision - we ensure that you are heard and that your experiences count.

Learn more about how we raise Your voice for change.

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Your voice for change

Our experience-based insights and guidance are helping to shape better services.

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What is domestic abuse?

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.

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This service has saved my mental health and has provided a safe service whilst helping with coping mechanisms for the future.

- Lena

Latest news

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Welcome to our new CEO Emily Denne to the VOICES team

VOICES would like to welcome our new CEO Emily Denne to the team. Emily has been working in this sector for over 15 years, is a trauma-informed specialist practitioner and is a keen advocate for ensuring lived experience is heard in policy and practice. Emily is delighted to be joining VOICES – having been drawn to…

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Voices have contributed to the new BANES Domestic Abuse leaflet.

This leaflet has been compiled for those exsperiencing domestic abuse and seeking support in the BANES area. There is a comprehensive list of contacts for local and national organisations offering a range of support.

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 Local Family Justice Board at University of the West of England Law School took place on Friday 19 May

A groundbreaking conference by the Local Family Justice Board at University of the West of England Law School took place on Friday 19 May, looking at how to improve responses to domestic abuse and support for adult and child survivors in family court processes. Our director Ursula spoke about family courts, coercive control and lived…