{"id":47448,"date":"2025-04-04T13:35:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T12:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/?page_id=47448"},"modified":"2025-05-09T13:27:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T12:27:12","slug":"friends-and-family","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/friends-and-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Friends and Family Handbook"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"47448\" class=\"elementor elementor-47448\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5d8da0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e5d8da0\" 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-21ee996 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21ee996\" 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 fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Friends-and-Family-Handbook-website-banner-5-1024x512.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-47784\" alt=\"Looking for support but don&#039;t know where to start? We&#039;re here to help. The Friends and Family Handbook.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Friends-and-Family-Handbook-website-banner-5-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Friends-and-Family-Handbook-website-banner-5-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Friends-and-Family-Handbook-website-banner-5-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Friends-and-Family-Handbook-website-banner-5-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Friends-and-Family-Handbook-website-banner-5-600x300.png 600w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Friends-and-Family-Handbook-website-banner-5.png 1700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ffd3af1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ffd3af1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68e3a644\" data-id=\"68e3a644\" data-element_type=\"column\">\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-c463ba4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c463ba4\" 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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d36bea9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d36bea9\" 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-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-220e57b4\" data-id=\"220e57b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\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-25c61588 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25c61588\" 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<h1>The Friends and Family\u00a0<\/h1><h1>Handbook<\/h1>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-473e9360\" data-id=\"473e9360\" data-element_type=\"column\">\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-2f03cf6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f03cf6e\" 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><span class=\"TextRun SCXW146190676 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW146190676 BCX8\">A <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW146190676 BCX8\">handbook<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW146190676 BCX8\"> for friends, family members, neighbours, and colleagues of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW146190676 BCX8\">survivors.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW146190676 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0T<\/span>he Friends and Family Handbook provides\u00a0<strong>practical support<\/strong>\u00a0and<strong>\u00a0information<\/strong>\u00a0for anyone worried about someone in their lives.\u00a0<\/h2>\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b46c28 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b46c28\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/friends_family2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-47465\" alt=\"Should I be worried?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/friends_family2.png 594w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/friends_family2-300x97.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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-1de76c0 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"1de76c0\" 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=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-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-c903ad1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c903ad1\" 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\t<a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/friends-and-family\/looking-after-yourself\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/friends_family3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-47466\" alt=\"Looking after yourself\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/friends_family3.png 594w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/friends_family3-300x97.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/friends-and-family\/how-can-i-offer-support\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Assets_family-new-1024x325.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-47692\" alt=\"How can I offer support?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Assets_family-new-1024x325.png 1024w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Assets_family-new-300x95.png 300w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Assets_family-new-768x244.png 768w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Assets_family-new-1536x488.png 1536w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Assets_family-new.png 2048w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Assets_family-new-600x191.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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-e66b9c9 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"e66b9c9\" 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=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-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-c783e2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c783e2b\" 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\t<a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/friends-and-family\/services-and-resources\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/friends_family5.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-47468\" alt=\"Services and resources\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/friends_family5.png 594w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/friends_family5-300x97.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b59e4e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b59e4e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-289487f elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"289487f\" 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=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-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-f302e0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f302e0e\" 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\t<a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/friends-and-family\/about-domestic-abuse\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/friends_family1-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-47464\" alt=\"About domestic abuse\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/friends_family1-1.png 594w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/friends_family1-1-300x97.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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-1918be0 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"1918be0\" 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=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-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-84a2d0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"84a2d0d\" 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\t<a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/friends-and-family\/about-this-handbook\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/friends_family4.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-47467\" alt=\"About this handbook\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/friends_family4.png 594w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/friends_family4-300x97.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2469aa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f2469aa\" 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-907175f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"907175f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\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-e1fff9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1fff9b\" 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><span class=\"TextRun SCXW146190676 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW146190676 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW178278989 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW178278989 BCX8\">Worried that someone you know is experiencing <strong>domestic abuse?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW178278989 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2><p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Remember in an emergency situation you should always call 999 for the Police. 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The survivor you are worried about may be your friend, family member, neighbour, or colleague. You may have a very close relationship with the person, or it may be someone you know very little, but you want to help.<\/p><p><b>Thank you<\/b> for your concern, and for wanting to know more about how you can help \u2013 your support is really important to the person you are worried about. <strong>This handbook is for <em>you<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p><p>In the pages of this handbook, we explain what you can do to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/friends-and-family\/how-can-i-offer-support\/\">help the person\u00a0you know<\/a>, and how you can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/friends-and-family\/looking-after-yourself\/\">look after yourself<\/a>. Every situation of domestic abuse is different, but we hope that hearing about the experiences of others, will help you to feel more equipped, and less alone.<\/p><p>There are lots of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/friends-and-family\/how-can-i-offer-support\/\">things that you can say and do<\/a>\u00a0to support the survivor, and there are also lots of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/friends-and-family\/services-and-resources\/\">specialist services and organisations<\/a>, in the UK, that can help people experiencing domestic abuse and the people trying to support them.<\/p><p>You are welcome to share this website with the person you are worried about, but the handbook has been\u00a0created and developed\u00a0with worried friends, family members, neighbours, and colleagues in mind.<\/p><p><b>Domestic abuse is everyone&#8217;s business, and it is important that we all try to help.<\/b><\/p><p>Most\u00a0survivors\u00a0of domestic abuse reach out, at some point, for informal support (support from their friends, family members, neighbours, or colleagues). 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