Your stories

Women's Aid helps over 320,000 women and children become safe every year. Read some of their stories:

Amy's story - "I’m really looking forward to the future."

Carole's story - "I never knew anything about domestic violence in my mum's relationship."

Lisa's story - "When my husband died I didn’t really understand how to live a normal life."

Jane's story - "I tried to leave him, but he reacted by taking an overdose."

Claire's story - "It’s really important for young people to know what a healthy relationship really is."

Kelly's story - "I remember the violence at home since I was 3 years old."

Nicola's story - "I was forced into prostitution by him."

Sophia's story - "Going into the refuge is the best decision that I’ve ever made."

Helen's story - "I fled to a refuge after my ex-husband poured a cup of scalding hot milk over me"

Jo's story - "I have become so much closer to my son in the last few months."

Jade's story - "It was very hard at first not being in my own home."

Fiona's story - "My job became the one thing in my life that kept me going."

Gillian's story - "To the outside world he was so charming but behind closed doors he was disrespectful and rude."

Sarah's story - "I never told my health visitor what was happening - I was too scared I would lose my baby."

Can you help us raise awareness in the media?

We often receive requests from journalists wanting to speak to survivors about their experiences, for articles aimed at helping others who may be experiencing domestic violence. We hear from a range of newspapers, magazines, TV and radio programmes. A large number of the requests for women who are able to be identified and who have a conviction. However, whatever your story, if you can help please get in touch. For info, email us confidentially or call 0117 9157454.

Do you work with young people?

We are looking for young people to tell their story about domestic violence, either from the point of view of their own family experience or domestic violence within their own relationship.

If you work with young people who may be able to tell us their story about domestic violence, we would be grateful if you could ask them to get in touch with Susie confidentially by email or on 0117 915 7454. We've also created a poster (shown left) that you can download (pdf).