
Healthy Relationships and Domestic Abuse Awareness
Preventative work with children and young people in schools to support the development of safer, stronger and healthier relationships.
Tailored age appropriate workshops for primary and secondary school pupils covers:
- Safety and how to get support
- Resolving conflict and disagreements
- Healthy and unhealthy relationships
- Early signs of coercive control (Secondary School Only)
- Training for school staff on Domestic Abuse awareness and pathways for support
- Helping schools to work towards their Bristol Ideal Award
- Option to take part in Home Office funded national evaluation to understand what works to improve children’s understanding of domestic abuse and knowledge of how to get support.
Direct referral pathway into Domestic Abuse advocacy and support, including:
- Children and young people domestic abuse workers
- One to One therapy and play therapy
- CRUSH and ACE Aware Recovery Toolkit group work for young people
- 1:1 drop in sessions in schools for advice and information for staff and parents
- DA support for non- abusive parent and family members in safe house or the community
- Advice on referrals to perpetrator programmes in Bristol
Last year, Next Link supported 5,182 adult survivors and 1,998 children



