Programmes For Young People

Our programmes allow children and young people to explore and understand themselves, their experience of domestic abuse and their emotions

Children are domestic abuse victims in their own right

90% of children are in the same or the next room when abuse happens at home. This means they hear, they see, they sense, and they experience the abuse, the fear and the trauma.

The effects of growing up with an abusive parent can be debilitating and long term, which is why we’ve developed our service to deliver affirming, empowering and transformative programmes for under 18s in Swale.

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Our Programmes

Healing Together

1-1 & group sessions / schools

Suitable for: 7-16 year olds

The Healing Together programme provides support for young people who are impacted by domestic abuse. In the sessions we help them understand how their body and brain work so they can manage their emotions and feel calmer and safer.

Swale-based service

You Matter

1-1 sessions / schools

Suitable for: 7-16 year olds

The You Matter programme provides support for young people impacted by domestic abuse to build up their self-esteem, find their spark and recognise their strengths. In the sessions we guide them to recognise important areas in their lives, identifying dreams and goals, exploring good mental health, healthy relationships and more.

Swale-based service

SwitchUp

Group sessions

Suitable for: 9-16 year olds and their mothers

SwitchUp is our evidence based, creative group programme for young people and their mothers/carers to address adolescent to parent violence. Through 7 weekly sessions, it engages both the mother and young person to overcome their relationship’s challenges and make positive changes by developing skills and tools to rebuild connection, communication and empathy.

Sittingbourne-based service

Choose Liberty

1-1 mentoring sessions

Suitable for: 13-16 year olds

The Choose Liberty Programme provides support for young people who are either in or at risk of being in an abusive relationship.

Swale-based service