It's not every day that a Banksy artwork appears in your local community, but that's what has happened this week in Margate. All awareness is good awareness in our view, and whether the artwork stays or goes, it's been a vital activation to get our communities talking about this crime, which sadly is an everyday reality for many. Help us continue the conversation around domestic abuse and raise awareness where you are.
If coming to refuge is difficult for adults, it can be even more confusing for children who may not fully understand why they have had to leave behind everything they know. For families arriving with us in December, Christmas can feel like one more pressure to cope with. Our Child Support Manager explains how the team will work to help the children through the festive period.
The coercive, controlling behaviour of Alina’s partner was so extensive that it was hard to see the red flags, until taking part in an Oasis Programme helped to make the invisible prison visible. Here’s her story…
Domestic Abuse can happen to anyone. Male victims don’t always know that what they are experiencing is abuse and often suffer in silence. For some, they are scared of being ridiculed or disbelieved. Read Paul’s story...
For Deaf Awareness Week 2021 we got in touch with SignHealth, the deaf health charity that Oasis regularly connects with, to hear more about their specialist #DomesticAbuse service for survivors who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Children do not 'witness' domestic abuse, they experience it… Yet we somehow keep imagining them as being passive in families where this abuse happens. They are not, they are living it. At Oasis, we’re dedicated to supporting children and young people from the ages of 0 through to 25 years and their families to heal, grow and move towards a positive future.
We often think that it’s only women and children that can be affected by domestic abuse, but all to often it extends to more than just people. Pets can become a prime means to coerce and control, using the emotional ties the victims feels towards their dog to ensure they don’t leave. New stats released by Oasis and Dogs Trust show the scale of abuse against pets in domestic abuse cases in Kent
