A SURVIVOR SUPPORT NETWORK

COURSES & SUPPORT

You don't have to figure this out alone.
We offer practical courses, support groups and spaces for survivors, and for the people who want to support them.

For survivors

If you are living with abuse, getting out, or rebuilding your life afterwards, you don't have to figure it out alone.

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S.A.D. SURVIVOR NETWORK

A private, survivor-only space for peer support, information, resources and connection.

How to join

Scan the QR code or use the Signal link to get started. We'll have a short, private chat with you first, just to say hello, before inviting you into the network.

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QR code to join the SAD Survivor Network on Signal

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Inside the network

Shits & Giggles

A weekly, survivor-led online meet-up. Come for conversation, connection, laughter or simply to listen.

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COURSES

For family & friends

These courses are for people supporting someone experiencing domestic abuse.

Course

How to Listen & Not Judge

The practical course for the person standing next to a survivor. What to say, what not to say, and why leaving is rarely one clean decision.

Audience: Family, friends and colleagues
Format: Online, small group, led by G-IRL.
Dates: Request to join
Contribution: Donation-based: pay what you can, including nothing.There is a suggested donation, but no one is turned away for not paying it.

What it covers

Why survivors don't tell you everything at once
Responses that keep the door open, and the ones that close it
Holding your own judgement so it doesn't become their problem
What can you actually do?

Course

How to Hold Space: The Uncomfortable Truth

Supporting someone through abuse is not linear, and uncomfortable. How to listen and hold space when hearing a victim’s experience of domestic abuse.

Audience: Family and friends
Format: Online, small group, led by G-IRL.
Dates: Request to join
Contribution: Donation-based: pay what you can, including nothing.There is a suggested donation, but no one is turned away for not paying it.

What it covers

Boundaries that protect both of you
What to do when they go back
Safety planning without control
Looking after yourself while you do it

Supporting someone and want more context first? Conversations & Media has the long conversations behind these courses. Or come to Famalam Support.

PRIVATE SUPPORT GROUP FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY

Famalam Support

A private support group for family and friends of people experiencing domestic abuse.

For the people around a survivor. Somewhere to ask the questions you don't want to ask them, and to be honest about how hard it is to watch.

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Not sure how to support someone? Start with our courses for Family & Friends. Already supporting someone and need somewhere to talk? Famalam is for you.