The Workplace Safespace initiative is committed to tackling and preventing Domestic Abuse. The project is aimed at all employees at any level who want to learn how to support their co-workers who are in abusive relationships. Through 4 online modules, participants will identify and recognise Domestic Abuse warning signs and learn how to manage sensitive disclosures. The training programme is completely free for organisations and individuals to sign up for and people that take part will receive certification at the end.
Domestic Abuse affects 1 in 3 women and 1 in 6 men, it’s the shadow pandemic of modern times and the lockdown has seen an increase of around 60% in calls to support services. Domestic Abuse is everybody’s business and we all must do our bit to prevent it from happening in the first place and tackle it when we do see it happening.