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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

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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

My understanding of a safe space is one in which a person not only feels physical and emotionally safe, but one in which they can recover and grow. It needs to be a place of warmth, shelter, nourishment and compassion. No two people will have exactly the same requirements to feel safe, so the space has to be flexible enough to meet individual needs. The space needs to be one in which the individual can feel secure enough to explore who they are, what their needs and desires are; to challenge their own internal monologues and to realise their full potential

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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

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Our CEO Ursula Lindenberg will be at The Domestic Abuse Commissioner’s Festival of Practice on the 28th and 29th of March, taking part in a panel discussion about commissioning of emotional support for individuals who have experienced domestic abuse, alongside Sue Penna, who developed the Recovery Toolkit and Natalie Collins who created the Own My…