Safety Planning during COVID-19

Safety Planning and COVID-19
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During this worrying time, we need to remember that staying at home is not the safest place to be for everybody.  An increase in domestic abuse incidents is sadly inevitable due to increased time with a person causing harm, more emotional and financial stress, less support from friends & family and an increased risk of debilitating illness. Where families have already separated and the perpetrator is homeless, there is an increased likelihood that they will use the situation to attempt to regain access to the family home.  We have produced some basic safety advice for anyone living in an abusive household and having to spend increased time with their perpetrator (see below). 

There are two mobile phone apps that may help to provide some reassurance and advice during this time:-

Hollie Guard App is a free app - https://hollieguard.com/
Brightsky App – is available in English, Urdu, Punjabi & Polish and is a free app - https://www.hestia.org/brightsky

Support and advice from The Wish Centre continues to be available as normal via telephone and email – 01254 260465 or info@bddwa.org .  If you have your IDVA or Case Worker’s mobile phone number please continue to use it as normal.  All your normal contacts are still available via their email. Our refuge provisions are operating as normal.

Groups are no longer taking place and we ask you not to attend at the Centre without a pre-booked appointment.