Domestic Abuse Education & Awareness

What Our Programme Covers

Here’s what we focus on:

• Understanding Relationships: We explain the different types of relationships and help students identify the characteristics of healthy versus unhealthy ones.
• Boundaries Matter: Students learn the importance of setting and respecting personal boundaries in all relationships.
• Recognising Abuse: We teach how to spot the signs of various forms of abuse and understand what to do if they or someone they know experience domestic abuse.
• Safeguarding: Students learn when and how to report behaviours that raise concern and why safeguarding is crucial.
• Facing the Emotional Impact: We discuss the emotional challenges that can come with being exposed to domestic abuse or reporting abuse, especially when it involves someone close.
• Speaking Up: We emphasise the importance of speaking out against domestic abuse and the consequences of staying silent.
• Breaking the Cycle: We offer insights on how trauma can impact future relationships and parenting, helping students understand how to avoid continuing cycles of abuse.

Involving Children and Young People

We believe the best programmes are those shaped by the people they’re meant to serve. That’s why we actively involve students in developing our content. Through focus groups and feedback sessions, young people help us ensure that the programme is engaging, relevant, and effective.

Our Goals

Our Education & Awareness Initiative is driven by these goals:

1. Building Strong Partnerships: We aim to partner with schools to integrate our domestic violence programme into their PSHE curriculum.
2.  Offering Flexible Learning: We create adaptable programme options to meet the unique needs of different schools and students.
3. Listening to Youth Voices: We involve young people in the development of our programme to ensure it resonates with them.
4. Teaching Trauma-Informed Skills: We equip students with the tools they need to recognise and stop unhealthy relationships and cycles of abuse.
5. Constantly Improving: We regularly evaluate our program’s effectiveness and make adjustments based on feedback to keep improving.

Meet Khyati

Lead, Education & Awareness Initiative

Khyati is a dedicated and experienced professional with a deep passion for supporting young people and families. She has been a qualified careers advisor since August 2000 and holds an honours degree in Community and Race Relations, reflecting her commitment to working with diverse communities

Based in Tameside, Khyati works closely with young people and their families, helping them navigate challenges and make informed decisions about their futures. Her postgraduate diploma in careers guidance, which focused on counselling skills, further equips her to empower individuals and foster strong, trusting relationships.

Khyati’s personal experience with domestic abuse fuels her commitment to this cause. Having grown up in an environment of emotional, psychological, and physical abuse, she understands the complexities and challenges that families face in these situations. Her lived experience drives her to help others find the strength, knowledge, and support they need to escape unsafe environments and rebuild their lives.

At Soul Sisters, Khyati leads the Education & Awareness Initiative, where she uses her empathy, compassion, and extensive experience to make a meaningful difference. She is deeply committed to giving back and supporting those who are enduring or recovering from domestic abuse, providing the understanding and guidance they need to move forward.