The Organisational Effectiveness & Improvement Group (OEIG) the issue of domestic abuse at one of their meetings and wanted to share with you the ways that people suffering from domestic abuse or who are out and may be feeling threatened can safeguard themselves and ask for help in a discreet way. Please share these ideas with your family and friends.
Emergency SOS
If you press your lock button five times in a row, your iphone emits a loud siren, counts down to 3, then calls emergency services and sends a text to your emergency contacts alerting them of the situation and your location. Search ‘Emergency SOS’ in your phone to set it up.
WhatsApp – how to share your location
If you go into WhatsApp, you can share your live location with other people for 15 mins, 1 hour, 8 hours… it’s very easy – go to send a message, tap the paperclip and choose share location. The person you send the message to will receive a message letting them know why you are sharing it.
Ask for Ani – Codeword scheme to offer lifeline to domestic abuse victims (Independent pharmacies and Boots)
The ‘Ask for ANI’ scheme allows those at risk or suffering from abuse to discreetly signal that they need help and access support. By ‘asking for ANI’, a trained pharmacy worker will offer a private space where they can understand if the victim needs to speak to the police or would like help to access to support services such as national or local domestic abuse helplines.
Ask for Angela
When an establishment uses this program, a person who believes themselves to be in danger can ‘Ask for Angela’, a fictitious member of the staff. The staff will then help the person get home discreetly and safely by either escorting them to a different room, calling them a taxi and escorting them to it, or by asking the other party member to leave the establishment.
The Violence at home signal for help
Crossroads Derbyshire
If you or someone you know is affected by domestic abuse, Crossroads Derbyshire offers confidential advice and support in Glossop, the High Peak and the North Dales.
Telephone: 0800 0198 668
Facebook: facebook.com/highpeak.womensaid
Twitter: twitter.com/crossroads_hpwa
Website: www.crossroadsderbyshire.org
Derbyshire Domestic Abuse Support Line
Support and information line for anyone experiencing domestic abuse in Derbyshire
Telephone: 08000 198 668
Website: www.saferderbyshire.gov.uk/
The Elm Foundation
We are a local charity, which offers a range of services appropriate to individual need to help and support men, women and children who are affected by Domestic Abuse.
Telephone: 01246 540464
Facebook: facebook.com/theelmfoundationDA
Twitter: twitter.com/elm_foundation
National Domestic Violence Helpline
The Freephone 24 Hour National Domestic Violence Helpline, run in partnership between Women’s Aid and Refuge, is a national service for women experiencing domestic violence, their family, friends, colleagues and others calling on their behalf.
Telephone: 0808 2000 247