Theme
Domestic Abuse
Transforming relationship behaviours for a more inclusive future.
Experiencing domestic abuse has a profound impact on a survivor’s wellbeing, and healthy relationships support individuals to live fulfilled lives. Enhancing empathy for survivors and empowering young people to make healthy relationship choices is essential to supporting a thriving society.
Support
In spite of changes in law and increased media coverage, domestic abuse continues to be an issue people shy away from, leaving those affected struggling to gain the support they need to cope with – or change – the situation they are in. A core aspect of our work on this theme has always been around encouraging and enabling (better) support for survivors.
Prevention
Prevention is a crucial aspect of the work we develop with and for young people. We help young people to understand what is healthy versus what is a red flag, that relationships based in trust and equality are ultimately more rewarding than those based in power and control, and to know that support is available and how to access it.
Sub themes
General Overview
We have developed work that gives a useful general overview of domestic abuse – its manifestations, impact and the more (and less) helpful responses to those affected.
Diversity and Intersectionality
We have developed work that breaks down stereotypes to show the diversity of people affected by domestic abuse and the ways that different demographic characteristics intersect to create barriers to help and support.
The Child’s View
We have developed work that highlights children and young people’s experiences of abuse (both in their homes and in their emerging intimate relationships), their coping strategies and the varying effectiveness of adult support.
Ways you can
work with us
Resources and workshops
Order our resources on this theme or book us to deliver a workshop directly with your students or participants. We have content that is aimed at children and young people and content that is aimed at adults.
Collaboration
Partner with us on live projects as we develop and test new content. We work with a range of schools, youth groups and community organisations in our projects, both in early development and roll out stages. We love working in collaboration!
Training delivery
Book us to deliver training on this theme in relation to your young people or adult colleagues. The beauty of art and creative methods is that they can be used flexibly to engage a given audience. We are experienced in designing for different audiences and can offer bespoke or off-the-shelf variants.
Commissioning
Commission us to develop awareness-raising content on this theme for your organisation or community. We can draw from our existing portfolio or co-create something new with you to explore a different aspect of the issue.
Book our Demystifying Domestic Abuse workplace training to help you meet your duty of care to affected staff.
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Related Projects
Sometimes it Hurts
Sometimes it Hurts is a series of short stories and connected creative resources for children and young people, which explore experiences of difficult situations at home, such as divorce, abuse or neglect.
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A is for Amy
A is for Amy is a powerful play about toxic teen relationships and fabulous friendships designed to support young people to recognise red flags and signpost friends to specialist support.
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Make Do and Mend
Make Do and Mend is our original stage-to-screen production, featuring verbatim testimony of 3 domestic abuse survivors to highlight the breadth of manifestations, the impact on survivors and the more/less helpful ways bystanders can respond.
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Us Too
Us Too is an illustrated soundscape and informational resource book that includes testimonies of a diverse range of domestic abuse survivors, designed to break down stereotypes of who can be affected by – or indeed perpetrate – abuse.
Find out moreResources to support this theme
Sometimes it Hurts
Buy a set of our 6 Sometimes it Hurts stories, co-produced with young people from Creative Youth Opportunities, written by Bridget Hamilton and illustrated by Tamsin Rees.
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Us Too
Buy our Us Too informational resource book to support learning around the diversity of people affected by – and who may perpetrate – domestic abuse.
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Make Do & Mend
Buy our Make Do and Mend informational resource book to support learning around the impact of abuse on survivors and the more/less helpful ways bystanders can respond.
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