FREE Training

FREE - Domestic Abuse Awareness Training - Monday 3rd December 2018 (Limited Spaces Available)

Phoenix House, Surgery Road, Blaina, NP13 3AY. 9:30am - 4:30pm. For further information or to book your place please call Hannah on 01495 291202 or email hannah@phoenixdas.co.uk

Please share and tag any professionals/volunteers/students or anyone you think would be interested or benefit from this training :)

(This training is not available for current service users of domestic abuse services)

Stop and Think

Great to see so many people including children getting involved in raising money for charity today. Unfortunately, many small local charities are really struggling in these hard economic times and can find it difficult to get support from big national organisations. If you are thinking of making a donation tonight maybe consider could you give directly to a charity you know instead?

Spotlight on Perpetrators

Great talk today from Thangam Debbonaire Thangam Debbonaire MP for Bristol West at the Respect conference #SpotlightOnPerpetrators 

Ridgeway Walk

A big thank you to Lyn Smith, Mick Bishop and Blaenau Gwent Women's League for raising a total of £1,326 for Phoenix Domestic Abuse Services :) https://www.everyclick.com/ridgewaywalk

Meet Yvette

Yvette was part of the original management committee during the formation of the service in 2002 and then joined the staff team in 2003 as the Project Co-ordinator. She was instrumental in the development of early relationships with partner organisations and also in the design and implementation of our evidence based practice. Yvette is currently Victim Safety Manager for the service and provides IDVA support to adult victims. Yvette is a leading IDVA in the region and ensures that the victim safety team, that she manages, are fully supported to provide a high quality service to our clients. Yvette has studied counselling, psychology, management and teaching and is specifically qualified as an IDVA and an ISVA. She has also recently (2016) completed the gender based violence service managers qualification provided by ‘Safe Lives’.

Meet Lisa

My name is Lisa Winnett and I am a Blaenau Gwent County Borough Councillor. I fully support the excellent work and support that Phoenix Domestic Abuse give to victims, especially how their dedicated team of staff help people to better their lives through long term support.  Many people do not realise the intervention work that Phoenix also carries out with young people who are showing signs of controlling and abusive behaviour, plus they also work with perpetrators to try and help to change a person’s abusive behaviour and stop them from abusing others in the future. I am more than happy to help and support Phoenix with the work that they do, as they do provide a lifesaving service to many people when they are at the lowest point of their lives due to abuse, their work is a much-valued service.

BBC Panorama

CAN VIOLENT MEN CHANGE?

The next episode of BBC Panorama on Monday (8:30pm in England and 9:30pm in Wales) will include an interview with our Perpetrator Intervention Manager Lidia, will feature our perpetrator programme and comparison to other programmes from across the UK and will also focus on a couple we have supported for over 12 months 🙂 Rogan Productions BBC One

Please share this post and watch the episode and let us know what you think - lets get involved in the discussion and support those brave enough to share their story!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bn9yzg