{"id":39210,"date":"2023-11-02T14:30:33","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T14:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/?page_id=39210"},"modified":"2025-10-20T11:51:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T10:51:44","slug":"deserve-to-be-heard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/campaign\/deserve-to-be-heard\/","title":{"rendered":"Deserve to be Heard Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"39210\" class=\"elementor elementor-39210\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34fc72a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34fc72a7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-861ff55 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"861ff55\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ee61f7\" data-id=\"2ee61f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4546b76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4546b76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #7a7a7a;\"><strong>Scroll down<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3978a03 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"3978a03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fb0602 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6fb0602\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/pinkdeservetobeheardlogo.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39212\" alt=\"Deserve to be Heard\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d163850 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d163850\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In September 2021, we launched our flagship campaign, <strong>Deserve To Be Heard, <\/strong>which aimed to raise awareness of the devastating impact of domestic abuse on the mental health of women and their children.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside survivors, our federation members, parliamentary champions and community campaigners, we have raised awareness of the devastating impact of domestic abuse on the mental health of women and children and worked to secure a more supportive policy environment and funding for essential mental health support.<\/p>\n<p>We know that specialist services \u2013 particularly those led \u2018by and for\u2019 Black and&nbsp;minoritised&nbsp;women, d\/Deaf and disabled women and LGBT+ women \u2013 are best placed to deliver the long-term healing needed to support women through the trauma of abuse. Throughout the campaign, we highlighted the importance of dedicated funding for these specialist women\u2019s services.<\/p>\n<p>We are pleased to share some of our proudest campaign achievements with you.<\/p>\n<p>Read our <b>Deserve To Be Heard<\/b> impact report<a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DTBH-Impact-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&nbsp;here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5580175 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5580175\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Campaign <strong>wins<\/strong><\/h2><p>Over the course of the <b>#DeserveToBeHeard <\/b>campaign, we secured some big policy successes.<\/p><p>In March 2022, the Home Office published the Tackling Domestic Abuse plan, which included notable achievements for the campaign, including:<\/p><ul><li>Recognising domestic abuse as<strong> a gendered crime<\/strong>, and that it complements and is fully aligned with the Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) strategy<\/li><li>Providing <strong>\u00a37.5 million over 3 years <\/strong>to enable <strong>healthcare professionals <\/strong>to better identify, refer and support victims and survivors of domestic abuse<\/li><\/ul><p>We also saw the publication of the <strong>Women\u2019s Health Strategy<\/strong>, which lists mental health and tackling violence against women and girls as two out of its six priorities.<\/p><p>The new <strong>Health and Care Act 2022 ensured that a mental health expert would sit on the new Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) across the country. <\/strong>Accompanying guidance requires ICBs to set out specific steps they will take to address the needs of survivors of domestic abuse.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3139ac9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3139ac9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"font-style: normal;\">Identifying the\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">need<\/span><\/h2><p>Before launching\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Deserve To Be Heard<\/span>, we asked survivors and our federation of member services what their campaigning priorities were. Mental health came out on top. To ensure that this campaign responded to survivors\u2019 most urgent needs, we published two literature review, clearly highlighting domestic abuse as a key driver of women\u2019s mental ill health and revealing the negative impact of structural racism on the mental wellbeing of Black and minoritised survivors and their attempts to access support.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea8e30a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ea8e30a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/FINAL-WA-literature-review.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Deserve To Be Heard literature reviews<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fc4102 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fc4102\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Are you listening? 7 Pillars for a survivor-led approach to mental health support<\/b> report. This research was conducted with a view to understanding what domestic abuse survivors want from mental health support.\u00a0<a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/DTBH-Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full report<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5883793 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"5883793\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=NgyC0HT6cps&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5fad74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5fad74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Amplifying <strong>survivor voices<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><b>Survivor Advisory Board<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The <b>Deserve To Be Heard<\/b> campaign was developed and implemented in consultation with our Survivor Advisory Board. The group was made up of survivors from diverse backgrounds including women experiencing multiple forms of oppression due to their race, sexuality, disability, and other factors, which create even greater barriers to being heard. The board helped to create powerful awareness-raising content, fed into research and met with politicians and other key decision-makers.<\/p>\n<p><b>Online survivor space<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Together with survivors, Women\u2019s Aid developed an online space for women and children to share their experiences of mental health and domestic abuse in creative ways, such as poetry, art, video and blogs. The site received over 3,000 visits since its launch.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15a5313 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"15a5313\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/deserve-to-be-heard\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Deserve to be heard online survivor space<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-239febc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"239febc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The Road We\u2019ve <b>Had to Walk<\/b><\/h2><p>Through the campaign, we collaborated with survivors to co-produce a short film highlighting the barriers to accessing mental health support, faced by the most minoritised women and the change they want to see. This was launched in parliament in January 2023.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23c8b02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"23c8b02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=AR9rQnFeRxs&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ad3e25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ad3e25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Working together to <strong>drive change<\/strong><\/h2><p>We built a community of over 2,000 campaigners and seven Parliamentary Champions, dedicated to supporting the campaign and helping to raise awareness of the need for specialist mental health support for survivors of domestic abuse.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47c45c9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"47c45c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22f9249 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22f9249\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7100df elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"a7100df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-envelope\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t220 letters to MPs and local councillors were sent by our #DeserveToBeHeard campaigners and federation of member services, to ask them to support specialist women\u2019s services providing mental health support to survivors.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09e5255 elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"09e5255\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-hand-paper\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t36 MPs pledged to #HearHer and listen to the voices of survivors in bringing about effective mental health support. The call was also supported widely on social media.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f29e86a elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"f29e86a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-pen-fancy\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t478 campaigners signed our open letter to the Women\u2019s Health Ambassador, successfully urging her to speak and engage with survivors at the parliamentary launch of our campaign film.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca43748 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ca43748\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90c120c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90c120c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Continuing to make <strong>an impact<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We know that the struggle for mental health support is not over and we will continue to stand up with and for survivors of domestic abuse, until they can all access the support they need to heal. Using the vital resources created by survivors through the campaign, we will continue to raise awareness of the issues with health, policy-makers and the public.<\/p>\n<p>As we head towards<b> Women\u2019s Aid\u2019s 50<sup>th<\/sup> birthday<\/b>, we are focusing on our <b>Come Together To End Domestic Abuse<\/b> campaign, to help us work towards a future where domestic abuse is always intolerable.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to help us end domestic abuse, sign up to become a campaign champion today.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-947a491 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"947a491\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/campaign\/campaign-champions\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Sign Up<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ded4cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ded4cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>With thanks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At Women\u2019s Aid, we are always striving to be survivor centred and inclusive. For <b>#DeserveToBeHeard<\/b>, this meant making sure that the campaign is&nbsp;informed by lived&nbsp;experience&nbsp;of domestic abuse,&nbsp;mental&nbsp;ill-health, and intersecting forms of oppression and ensuring that the voices of survivors and specialist women\u2019s services have been at it\u2019s heart.<\/p>\n<p>We are thankful to the campaign Survivor Advisory Board, run in partnership with Imkaan, Women\u2019s Aid member services, and the campaign\u2019s Expert Advisory Group of sister organisations for sharing their expertise and insight,<\/p>\n<p>We are grateful to the Bally\u2019s Foundation for sponsoring <b>Deserve To Be Heard<\/b>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scroll down In September 2021, we launched our flagship campaign, Deserve To Be Heard, which aimed to raise awareness of the devastating impact of domestic abuse on the mental health of women and their children. 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