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VOICES Impact Report 2023-2024
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Wera Hobhouse Bath MP Speaks to Government to safeguard services like VOICES, who are a life-line for survivors in Bath, offering long-term support
8,000 people experience domestic abuse each year in B&NES. Survivors need wraparound support to rebuild [...]
Bath MP Wera Hobhousemakes urgent appeal for the lifeline charity giving “VOICES” to victims of Domestic Abuse
Bath MP makes urgent appeal for the lifeline charity giving “Voices” to victims of Domestic [...]
Big thank you to Hillier garden centre Bath for the donation of flowers and soil to make our safe outside space a beautiful calming area to rest and recharge.
#thankyou #charitydonation #domesticabuse
The Female of the Species Band Concert in aid of VOICES
The Female of the Species Band is an amazing group of Female Singers who have [...]
Domestic Abuse Advisory Group launches new ‘Guide to Family Court Proceedings’
Backed by victims and judiciary, to de-mystify family court process for all, VOICES are very [...]
Thank you to the winning team of The Rotork Community Challenge who created our 16 days of action campaign and raised awareness and money for Voices.
You are amazing!
VOICES are looking for a team of wonderful people to join us for our Charity Skydive!
Help support our life-changing work by jumping out of a plane! You will need to [...]
VOICES are looking for 5 amazing runners to participate in the Bath Half 2025 . You will help raise awareness and funds to support survivors of Domestic abuse. If you are interested and would like know more please email us at
info@voicescharity.tempurl.host You can also visit https://bathhalf.co.uk/race-info/race-day/runner-info/ Run4DomesticAbuse#runningforgood#DA#raisforvoices See less All reactions: 11
We asked people for words to describe VOICES…. here it is in a word cloud:
VOICES Public Survey
VOICES is developing a new five year strategy and we'd like to hear from you. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Cycle challenge in aid of domestic abuse charity
by Tamsin and Hannah (May / Hughes) About We have set ourselves the challenge of [...]
Managing Emergency Alerts on your phone to stay safe if you’re experiencing domestic abuse
At 3pm, on Sunday 23 April, a siren-like emergency warning message will be sent to [...]
A Fundraising Evening at the Holy Trinity in Paulton. 29th March 2023 7:30pm
Holy Trinity Church in Paulton are kindly having a fundraising evening with refreshments in support [...]
The Domestic Abuse Commissioner’s Festival of Practice
Our CEO Ursula Lindenberg will be at The Domestic Abuse Commissioner's Festival of Practice on [...]
Phenomenal Women 2023 with Viv Groskop
The Most Inspiring Women of 2023 : A Celebration of Female Achievement for International Women’s [...]
Bedfordshire Council Lived Experience Panel workshop
Seats at the table - Co-creating services with people with lived experience. Meaningful dialogue between [...]
International Women’s Day. A screening of “After Fred”
This International Women's Day (Wednesday 8th March) we'll be coming together to voice our solidarity [...]
VOICES 16 Days of Activism Campaign
Voices has launched its local ‘16 Days of Activism’ campaign to highlight the issue of gender-based violence. The ‘16 Days' run from 25 November, UN International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women, to 10 December, Human Rights Day.
VOICES closing on 19 September
VOICES will be closed for one day on the Bank Holiday, Monday 19th September, as [...]
Family Justice report launched at the Old Bailey
A report on domestic abuse survivors' experiences of family lawyers and the need for trauma expertise in the family justice system, produced by SafeLives and based on survivor consultation work by VOICES was launched at the Old Bailey on 30 March 2022.
HRH the Duchess of Cornwall visits VOICES
HRH Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall visited VOICES as the Patron of St John's Foundation in Bath on 8 February 2022, to meet our charity's founders, staff and trustee team and discuss the value of long-term and recovery support with women we have worked with.
Christmas and New Year contacts
VOICES will be closed for some days over Christmas and New Year. We wish all our wonderful clients, partners and supporters a peaceful and healthy holiday. Please find the details of our opening hours and contact information during the period here. Contact details for other specialist services are available on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/voicescharity
Survivor-led organisations deserve safe spaces
VOICES is calling for whole community support to ensure organisations created by and for survivors of domestic abuse can flourish in safety.
A German school’s initiative for safety in public spaces
A vocational school in Hennef, Germany marked the 40th anniversary of the 16 Days of Activism with an unusual and inspiring initiative. The institution is one among a national network of "Courage Schools", and their campaign showed that combatting violence against women and girls is everybody's business.
An Overcomer’s Poem
Spiritual faith can be the safe space for many women affected by domestic and sexual violence and abuse. An overcomer of 55 years of domestic abuse wrote this poem about the extra ties that can bind women of faith into abusive relationships, and personal, spiritual resistance.
Women’s Aid Campaign: DeserveToBeHeard
Women's Aid are asking decision makers to recognise how domestic abuse affects women’s mental health, and to fund and work with specialist domestic abuse services, to include resourcing for a range of therapeutic and holistic mental health support.
Overcoming abuse, and how people can represent safe space
A personal perspective on why safe spaces matter, written by an overcomer and VOICES supporter. Trigger warning: this account contains details of upsetting experiences and abusive behaviours.
Racism and other intersecting barriers to accessing safety and support
We need to work actively to make spaces and services safe and inclusive for women from all backgrounds and situations, and remove barriers to support due to migrant status, ethnicity, language, neurodiversity, disability and other aspects of lived experience.
UN Women UK’s campaign Safe Spaces Now
New data, released on 10th March 2021 by UN Women UK, shows that the majority of women and girls in the UK are experiencing sexual harassment in public spaces. They are calling for public spaces to be safe and inclusive for all, now.
The National Lottery on why safe spaces matter for women and girls affected by trauma
The National Lottery's research shows that women-centred and trauma-focused initiatives provide particular benefit to victims and survivors of domestic abuse
A campaign for safe spaces online
Online space can feel very unsafe for women and girls in general and particularly if they have experienced abuse. An online safe spaces scheme was launched with the Royal Mail in 2020.
A campaign for safe spaces in the community
UK Says No More campaigns nationally to provide safe spaces in the community and in businesses.
A VOICES team member gives their perspective on safe spaces
A member of the VOICES team gives their perspective on the importance of creating spaces that feel safe.
Why aren’t family courts safe places for domestic abuse survivors?
The family courts have not been places where victims and survivors of domestic abuse have felt safe, but VOICES is working to help change this, as our CEO explains.
A song of safety
Song for a safe space
A safe haven for recovery
What a safe space feels like, for someone coming to seek support
A Safe Space in practice
One of VOICES' Trustees gives their personal view of what safe spaces can provide for people recovering from domestic abuse
What does ‘Safe Space’ mean to me?
First in our 16 Days of Activism series is a personal insight into what makes a truly safe space for one individual, that we think sums it up perfectly.
VOICES Impact Report 2021
In a tumultuous year, we continued to provide services to all our existing and new clients. The VOICES Impact Report for 2020/2021 is now available.
Training for domestic abuse for family law professionals
VOICES is partnering with SafeLives on an innovative project to develop culture change training around domestic abuse for family law professionals
New VOICES website and visual identity
Welcome to our new website! We will be adding new digital services as we develop them and where funding allows.
Re-launching our consultation and campaigns group
Get together with others to work for change and improve services and public awareness around domestic abuse
Celebrating Margi Isaac
Co-founder and long-term volunteer, has died of COVID aged 71, and VOICES is hurting
Survivor consultation
A key mission of VOICES is to ensure this happens in a safe, supported way.
VOICES Impact Report 2023-2024
Impact-Report-2024-for-previous-funders-2Download
Wera Hobhouse Bath MP Speaks to Government to safeguard services like VOICES, who are a life-line for survivors in Bath, offering long-term support
8,000 people experience domestic abuse each year in B&NES. Survivors need wraparound support to rebuild [...]
