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Blog post – A Victim speaks: #NSAW2019 #Stalking
Victims and survivors are our central priority, so as part of National Stalking Awareness Week we interviewed one of our clients, Grace*, who used the Aurora Stalking service – In this blog post Grace speaks to survivors about her experience. Q: How did you find the support helped you? A: It’s difficult to adequately express…
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Aurora AGM – 2019
The Aurora Team and trustees invite you to our Annual General meeting – 2019 This is an opportunity for you to come along, meet the team and ask them about the work they do with victims and survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence and Stalking. There will also, of course, be cake! Information: 29th April…
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Natalie Connolly – Her life meant something – her death is her killers script
Reviewing the case of Natalie Connolly Along with many others, we have written to the Attorney General to ask for a review into the case of Natalie Connolly and the unduly lenient sentence given to her killer, John Broadhurst. As ever our thoughts are with Natalie’s family and friends. We hope in some way we…
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The Armed Forces
Domestic Abuse, sexual violence and stalking affect thousands of people every day, including those in the Armed Forces Community. We understand that members of the Armed Forces, and their families, are often worried about disclosing or seeking support around these issues, and that they can face a number of additional, unique barriers in doing so.…
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“They believed me and that is all I needed”
Abuse Support Helpline ServiceThe Aurora Abuse Support Helpline and Referral Service It is with great sadness that Aurora’s Abuse support Helpline and Referral Service ended on the 31st March 2018, after 6 years of operation. I have been so proud to be the manager of this service since its inception, and along with the CEO of Aurora New…
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Serial and Priority Perpetrators – Tragedy? Or a Systematic Failure?
A Foreword on Serial and Priority Perpetrators In 2016, our Operations Manager, Zoë, completed her MSc in Criminology and Criminal Psychology. Her dissertation focused on the identification and management of serial perpetrators of domestic abuse in England and Wales. She won the Sage award for Best Masters Dissertation. In the post below, Zoe shares some…
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Looking at the term ‘bidirectional violence’ through the lens of a victim
Bidirectional violence, a foreword Before we examine bidirectional violence, it is important to ask: How does a relationship evolve to be abusive? Does it take deliberate acts by one person against another to gain power and control bit by bit? In my view an abusive relationship is every single section of the Duluth Power and…
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Aurora AGM – Public Notice
AGM at 4.30pm – January 29th 2018 Biscoes Solicitors, 62-68 Kingston Crescent, Portsmouth, PO2 8AQ Please RSVP to info@aurorand.org.uk
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The 25th of November
What is the 25th of November? The 25th of November is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW). In the violence against women sector, the 25th of November is not marked on the calendar. There is no need, the 25th is etched on the mind of every frontline worker. International Day…
