As part of our support for local families, The Churn Project runs Freedom Programme courses which provide information and support for women affected by domestic abuse.

The Freedom Programme examines the roles played by attitudes and beliefs on the actions of abusive men and the responses of victims and survivors. The aim is to help them to make sense of and understand what has happened to them, instead of the whole experience just feeling like a horrible mess. The Freedom Programme also describes in detail how children are affected by being exposed to this kind of abuse and very importantly how their lives are improved when the abuse is removed.

The programme usually lasts for 11 or 12 weeks and is free. Contact The Churn Project for details of when we are holding our next sessions.

For more information about the Freedom Programme go to www.freedomprogramme.co.uk

For further domestic abuse support go to:

Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Support Service  www.gdass.org.uk

The National Domestic Violence 24 hour helpline number 0808 2000 247