Our services are accredited and hold Women’s Aid National Quality Standards.

Domestic abuse – are you worried about someone or yourself? We are here for you. The #SafeToTalk helpline is available 0800 111 4998 or email info@coventryhaven.co.uk

Please reach out if it is safe to do so.

Listen to the adverts below via Free Radio and access the SafeToTalk Helpline on 08001114998 :

- If you feel afraid or treading on eggshells at home, or being subjected to violence, click here to listen.

- If you feel you may be hurting someone with your behaviour, click here to listen.

Please see information about staying safe here; this includes BSL also: https://www.womensaid.org.uk/covid-19-coronavirus-safety-and-support-resources/

If you or someone you know, whose family or partner is threatening them, controlling their behaviour or being violent, this is domestic abuse and we can help.

There are lots of types of domestic abuse.  Someone might be:

- Hurting someone

- Controlling their money or stopping access to it

- Controlling where they go, when and who you they talk to

- Making threats towards them or the people they care about

They might be trying to stop someone having contact with family and friends via phone, text or video messaging, all of which are safe to do - even if people have to self-isolate

None of this behaviour is okay.

If you suspect a friend or family member is being abused please encourage them to get in contact.

If someone is in immediate danger and their life is threatened, they should dial the Police on 999; if you are unable to talk, once connected to 999 press 55 and the police will attend.

If it’s not safe for you to make a call, please email: info@coventryhaven.co.uk or use Women’s Aid on-line chat chat.womensaid.org.uk both are easy to use and could be safer than calling

You are not alone.

COVID19: there is #NoExcuseForAbuse | isolation rules do not apply to those suffering from abuse | see www.noexcuseforabuse.info for information and advice

covid-19 support in Multi-LANGUAGES IS AVAILABLE HERE:

https://www.doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/coronavirus-information/

"Coventry Haven has given me the strength to look forward to a positive future" - Service User

"They were the only people who understood what I was going through" - Service User

WHO WE ARE

We began in 1972 as a women’s group and have grown to become a small, community-based, grass roots, registered charity which is run by women for women.

Our aim is to help women and their children who have been or are being subjected to, domestic abuse in any form to free themselves from the situation they are in.

We do this by providing safe housing and a range of support services, before during and after leaving their abusive partner/family member. We will assist you through your whole journey.

We support all women irrespective of whether they want to leave the relationship or not, older women, younger women, historic or current abuse; any woman.  We will assist you with any other issues you may be experiencing along side your abuse, for example surrounding: immigration, discrimination, disability, LGBT, housing, debt management, alcohol and drug abuse, multiple needs, or no recourse to public funds (NRPF).

These services are run by staff and volunteers and are free of charge.

All of our staff are female, and you will be able to speak to us without fear of being judged. We can help you and support you in making your own choices.

We are committed to providing quality services to any woman experiencing any form of domestic violence and abuse including Forced Marriage, Honour Based Abuse (FM/HBA) and Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM or FGC).

You should not have to live in fear of the person you love.

Alongside our current service provision, we are also able to support children with specific support programmes, both 1-1 and in a group, male victims of abuse and also female perpetrators. Please call 0800 111 4998 to refer to any of our services.

Our services are free and confidential.

We are governed by a board of directors who are all volunteers, members of the local community and whose responsibility it is to provide governance and employ staff to deliver services.

We raise funds from a variety of sources, including the local authority, trust funds, foundations and fundraising events. We also receive donations from the public and local businesses, which we rely heavily on due to the decreasing availability of funds to bid for.

We are the only fully accredited member of Women’s Aid in Coventry, which provides safe accommodation to women fleeing domestic abuse throughout the UK and which campaigns nationally against domestic abuse.

Data Protection (GDPR)

We take your privacy and consent to keep your data very seriously. We have a dedicated Data Protection Officer who has responsibility for monitoring compliance, educating staff, providing advice and information and co-operating with the supervisory authority. For further information or for our Privacy Notice, please contact our Data Protection Officer at dataprotection@coventryhaven.co.uk. 

Our Social Responsibility

We are very aware of the social responsibility that we have as an organisation, to look at the collective benefit to the wider community of everything we do. We achieve value for money to generate benefits for not only our service users, but also to the local community, society and the economy as a whole, whilst minimising damage to the environment.