Recovery and Resilience
Our Recovery and Resilience team provides a range of group work programmes, including:
- Therapeutic Recovery Group – a 6-week programme for those who have experienced trauma, physical violence, and psychological abuse, that aims to improve your overall emotional, physical health and wellbeing by using positive affirmations to challenge any negative self-perceptions you may have, and move towards more positive self-care
- Life Coaching – helping you create goals, set targets and build self-esteem, confidence and coping mechanisms through a fully trained facilitator
- Mindfulness and activity groups
Our aim with this programme is to promote a culture of change to prevent and reduce repeat victimisation, to improve mental wellbeing, to increase education and employment opportunities and to ensure community integration.
Our Recovery and Resilience team adopts an evidence-based and trauma-informed approach to recovery from domestic abuse and sexual violence for all family members. The key elements to supporting successful recovery and providing practical help include:
- Attending to safety
- Early intervention and prevention
- Understanding the impact of abuse
- Recognising personal strengths
- Building up of new and personal support networks
Call for help now
0808 2800 999
Open Monday - Friday 9.30am - 4.30pm (Closed for half an hour at lunch at 1pm)
Our One Front Door helpline is completely free and confidential, and the call will not show up on itemised bills.
Leave the abuse, not your home
The 4 x 4 Challenge This challenge can be completed in a team of 4 or on your own. It involves completing, 4 x 10.24km runs in a month, or a team of 4 taking on a 10.24km run either together or at different locations on the same day. Add all of your evidence to the runners portal and we will calculate your individual or team marathon time. This is a great challenge for groups of friends, work colleagues or individuals.
Individuals
6.36 miles (10.24 km) 4 times in a month to complete the marathon distance and receive your time
Team Submission
In a team, you are splitting the burden amongst friends or work colleagues.
As a team, you must complete 6.36 miles (10.24km) each, on the same day to record your time
On Completion you will be rewarded with your Run Tokyo Gold medal/medals.
"The day I rang for help [was] the day I realised it was time for me to leave...The day I was accepted [to refuge] I had my full life in four bin bags and some toys I managed to grab." Kayleigh.
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