Research for "All Together: Speak Out" Project

Yellow Door and Southampton Women’s Aid are joining together to develop an exciting new project that will expand our services to victims and survivors of domestic and sexual abuse, with the involvement and help from local young people and adults. We hope you will help us get started by answering these few quick questions.

Our project is called ‘All Together: Speak Out’. It aims to significantly increase the participation and involvement of local people in preventing and responding to domestic and sexual abuse (DSA) in Southampton.

We are asking you for your opinions and suggestions regarding the services offered in this area.

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* 1. Your Details (Optional)

Name

Age

Gender

Ethnicity

Employment Status

Number of Children

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* 2. Would you be interested in joining us for any of the following activities? (This is not a commitment, but to get an idea of what areas you may be interested in - training and support will be given)

Campaigning - Helping to produce and distribute publicity material, and talking to others about it

By-stander Schemes - Working with college and university students to encourage young people to speak out about healthy relationships and issues around domestic and sexual abuse

Ambassadors - Providing a link to our services and diverse communities or particular groups i.e. Polish or BAMER communities, disabled groups, LGBTQ

Trustees - Helping manage or govern our charities

Volunteers - Helping in the office, with IT, telephones, marketing etc.

Co-Training - Supporting our trainers to deliver courses

Specialist Volunteering - For example, counselling or advice (requires existing skills and qualifications)

Public Speaking - Supporting our work and campaigns by talking to groups of interested individuals

Peer Group - Joining other women survivors in monthly meetings and activities to build up mutual support and enjoy activities such as Mindfulness exercises

Consultation - Completing surveys or joining occasional meetings to tell us your views on Domestic and Sexual Abuse issues, our services and local needs and to help us shape our responses

I would not be interested in getting involved (please go to next question)

Other (please specify)

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* 3. If you would not be interested in getting involved, please tell us why. Is it...

Just not my thing

No time

Lack of confidence in skills to do it

Childcare / Other Committments

Worried about public feedback or views on this topic

Concerns abut potential costs to you

Not the right time for me

I'm still getting support for my previous experiences of DSA

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What might encourage you or your family or friends to get involved?

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* 5. If you did get involved, how much time could you offer?

1 - 5 hours a month

5 - 10 hours a month

10+ hours a month

Other (please specify)

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* 6. For Young People (25 and under) - What do you think we could do to reach more young people from diverse communities and with additional needs such as mental health, learning difficulties, substance misuse etc.

Workshops at schools, colleges & universities etc.

By-stander interventions (see Q2 for more information)

Social Media

Other (please specify)

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* 7. For Young People - What type of services do you consider would be more helpful for young people?

Domestic and Sexual Abuse (DSA) educational programmes specific for young people

More counselling services for DSA survivors

Regular DSA-related lessons incorporated into school

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Based on your experiences as a survivor of DSA, in which areas do you believe there may be a gap in or lack of accessible support services available in the area? And please could you briefly provide some details as to why you feel this issue is important to address/get support with.

Parenting

Employment

Further Education

Ongoing Abuse

Mental Health

Housing

Legal Advice

Other (Please Specify)

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* 9. If you wish to be involved in our project please give us your details below and we will be in touch shortly

Name

Contact Details (i.e. phone / email)