DOMESTIC ABUSE TRAINING,

PROGRAMMES & WORKSHOPS

Awareness Matters delivers trauma-informed workshops and training on coercive control, domestic violence and abuse-related issues.

We work with statutory and voluntary organisations, providing in-house, multi-agency and bespoke training to meet your agency’s needs.

Delivering trauma-informed trainings to multi-agency professionals.

Escape The Trap Programme

An 8-week programme designed to support all young people to learn about the dynamics of grooming, coercion, and power and control at an early stage in their experience of intimate relationships.

The Voice Programme

A 12-week domestic abuse programme for adults addressing domestic violence, coercive control and impact of such significant traumatic experiences within a therapeutic framework.

Who’s In Charge? Programme

A nine-week programme for parents whose children are using abusive or violent behaviour toward them or who appear out of parental control.

About Awareness Matters

Awareness Matters is a training organisation delivering part knowledge-based and part therapeutic-based programmes and workshops on abuse-related issues.

Every programme is designed to support victims and survivors and each are underpinned with a trauma-informed framework and approach, to best address the dynamics and impacts of coercion, control and domestic abuse within relationships.

We run workshops and training for multi-agency professionals from both statutory and voluntary organisations in the UK and internationally, providing in-house, multi-agency, and bespoke training to meet your agency’s needs.

Our Clients

Have you read When Love Bites?

Rachel Riley has! Here’s a message from her, telling you why the book, by Cathy Press, is such a fantastic resource for teenagers, young people, and all those who live and work with them.

When Love Bites is a complete guide to navigating teenage relationship abuse. From spotting the signs of controlling behaviour to grounding resources and how to leave, When Love Bites is an accessible, easy-to-read companion to you, your clients, your children, and to the Escape the Trap programme.

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5 Songs About Abusive Relationships You Might Hear Differently From Now On
5 Songs About Abusive Relationships You Might Hear Differently From Now On

Whether focusing on the physical violence of abuse or the subtleties of coercive control, there are many songs that detail the experience of abusive relationships. Here are just 5 examples from some of the biggest artists out there.

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5 Celebrities Who Are Turning Abusive Experiences Into Activism
5 Celebrities Who Are Turning Abusive Experiences Into Activism

Domestic abuse is an incredibly common issue. It might even surprise you how many people you know who have experienced it. Here are 5 celebrities who have experiences with domestic abuse and coercive control, who are using their voice for domestic abuse activism.

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How Your Hormones Can Be Used to Manipulate You
How Your Hormones Can Be Used to Manipulate You

Hormones are a tricky thing- we all have them, but they can sometimes make us feel totally out of control. Hormones are chemical messengers that coordinate functions and responses in the body.  But hormones can be used by your abusive and controlling partner to manipulate you.

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5 Signs of Coercive Control: The Charmer
5 Signs of Coercive Control: The Charmer

It’s easy to get swept up in ideals of a whirlwind romance, grand gestures, and unconditional love, but, all too often, when dating quickly goes to these heights, they’re likely to crash down harder. Here are 5 signs that your partner may lure you into an unhealthy relationship.

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5 Red Flags Every Parent Should Spot in their Children’s Relationships
5 Red Flags Every Parent Should Spot in their Children’s Relationships

We only ever want the best for our child, especially for their early relationships. But if something doesn’t feel quite right with your child’s relationship, follow your instinct. Here are 5 red flags every parent should spot if their child is in an abusive or coercive relationship.

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View fullsize VOICE gifts victims and survivors with knowledge and understanding so they can treat themselves with more kindness and begin to heal from the traumatic experiences they’ve faced. See the results for yourself! To find out more and book onto ou
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View fullsize It’s been a busy month at Awareness Matters, with the Escape the Trap and The VOICE Programme facilitator trainings. Here’s what our newly trained practitioners had to say about their experiences: “I feel honoured to have been give
View fullsize Have you ever felt like your partner says turns the charm on when you call them out? Escape the Trap explains why your partner may have behaved in that way, other behaviours you might not have realised were abuse, and what they might do next (and,
View fullsize The conversation on relationship abuse is often outdated and dismissive. If you believe this, the VOICE programme is for you. If you don’t believe this, the VOICE programme is also for you. To find out more and book onto our next train
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View fullsize Valentine’s Day is this Friday, so what better time to discuss what the Ideal Partner looks like- i.e. the opposite of the Controller. The Partner is like a ‘best’ friend- they’re easy to fall in love with and, better still

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