Help for families & friends

Here for you

Our priority is to support families who have lost a loved one through fatal domestic abuse, we can also support friends.  To do this, we:

• Listen to your story with understanding and compassion.
• Create opportunities for your voice to be heard.
• Help to create a plan of action that will enable the you and your family to achieve realistic objectives as you try to come to terms with your loss.
• Advocate in partnership with, and on behalf of, you and your family when dealing with the various professional bodies and authorities involved after domestic homicide.
• Help you understand, influence and contribute to many types of inquiry including Domestic Homicide Reviews, Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews, Inquests and Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC) Inquiries.
• Inform you about the criminal justice system and the processes involved.
• Support in specialist processes such as mental health tribunals.
• Provide information about the services available to you so you can get further support when needed.