Help to develop our Domestic Abuse and Violence against Women and Girls Strategy
The COVID-19 lockdown restrictions have meant being confined to our homes more than ever before. Sadly, home is not a safe place for victims of domestic abuse, and nationally the pandemic has seen increased calls to the Police and to domestic abuse helplines. Victims are reporting that abuse has got worse. We want your views to help them to develop a new strategy to tackle domestic abuse in the form of a survey.
Take the survey
The survey is open to everyone living and working in Lewisham that is aged 16 years or over. You do not have to have experienced violence or abuse to complete it.
Councillor Brenda Dacres, Cabinet Member for Safer Communities, said:
“We are calling on everyone living and working in Lewisham to help us work towards ending domestic abuse and violence against women and girls in the borough. Our new strategy will aim to tackle these crimes in partnership with the community and local services, to make Lewisham a safer place for victims of abuse.
The Government defines domestic abuse as any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between those aged 16 or over who are, or have been, intimate partners or family members. The abuse can be psychological, physical, sexual, financial and emotional.
Anonymous and safe to take part
“We are keen to hear your views on how we can improve the way we tackle these crimes. The survey will only take about 10 minutes, and responses will be anonymous and no-one will be able to know you participated.
Considering and thinking about these topics can be distressing, and if you do take part and would like to seek support, information on organisations can be found at the end of the survey.