Domestic Abuse is not a women's issue, it is everyone's issue. It will affect 1 in 4 women in their lifetime and 1 in 6-7 men. The Police receive a call about domestic abuse every 30 seconds and it costs the UK £billions every year.
What would you do if domestic abuse was affecting your friend? Your sister? Your mother? Would you know what to say and how to help? Have you recognised behaviours in your friends that are inappropriate, but you don't know what to do?
The RISE Communities Rising team invites you to be a part of the Community Ambassador Programme. We are changing the landscape for domestic abuse survivors across Brighton and Hove. Everyone is welcome to do this training, regardless of gender, background, or identity, but we particularly encourage men who want to step up and be a part of the solution. Sign up using the form at the bottom of this page.
Following on from the success of the Ask Me scheme, a Women's Aid initiative, the Community Ambassador programme is brand-new, free training for anyone who wants to step up, know how to help, have conversations with peers and challenge inappropriate behaviour.
We will be providing training in person on the following dates, or you can sign up to the waiting list to be the first to hear about new dates:
*PROGRAMME FULL - please sign up to waiting list* *UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX STUDENTS ONLY* Tuesday Evenings - 5pm - 8pm - 7th November, 14th November, 21st November, 28th November - Student Centre, University of Sussex
Saturdays - 10am - 4pm - 2nd and 9th December 2023 - Whitehawk Library, 179A Whitehawk Road, Whitehawk, BN2 5FL
Weekend - 10am - 4pm - 20th and 21st January 2024 - Location TBC
Monday Evenings - 5.30pm - 8.30pm - 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th February 2024 - Location TBC
*MEN ONLY* Wednesday Evenings - 5.30pm - 8.30pm - 6th March, 13th March, 20th March, 27th March 2024 - Location TBC
Tuesday Mornings - 10am - 2pm - 12th, 19th and 26th March 2024 - Location TBC
You must be able to attend ALL of the sessions in each group. Limited spaces are available so please sign up early to avoid disappointment.
We are offering the men only training to ask more men to step up and take part, but men are also more than welcome to join any of the programmes.
We are also excited to be offering the Student Community Ambassador programme in November at Sussex University. This programme is now full but we hope to offer this opportunity again in early 2024 and hope to bring this to Brighton University in the near future too.
If you would like more information about the programme, have any accessibility requirements or would like to be notified about future training dates, please do not hesitate to contact us via email at [email protected]
*Please note this training is not professional domestic abuse training, but community member training. Whilst it may be helpful in your professional role, we do not cover your safeguarding responsibilities as a professional and training should be sought through another agency.*