{"id":7001,"date":"2015-11-19T15:44:48","date_gmt":"2015-11-19T15:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/?page_id=7001"},"modified":"2025-11-10T16:12:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T16:12:53","slug":"the-survivors-handbook","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/the-survivors-handbook\/","title":{"rendered":"The Survivor&#8217;s Handbook"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7001\" class=\"elementor elementor-7001\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35901a0d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"35901a0d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\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-5315f16c\" data-id=\"5315f16c\" 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-173360c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"173360c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:1000,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 1\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/On-Track-banner-2.png\" alt=\"The Survivor&#039;s Handbook banner\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\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-74a210a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74a210a6\" 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-363fb947\" data-id=\"363fb947\" 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-581cf616 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"581cf616\" 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 Survivor\u2019s<\/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-1173a24a\" data-id=\"1173a24a\" 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-4a478a14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a478a14\" 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 Survivor\u2019s Handbook provides\u00a0<strong>practical support<\/strong>\u00a0and<strong>\u00a0information<\/strong>\u00a0for women experiencing domestic abuse, with simple guidance on every aspect of seeking support.<\/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-554b0c0e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"554b0c0e\" 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-640d490a\" data-id=\"640d490a\" 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-454e9d20 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"454e9d20\" 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\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-6ac6131a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ac6131a\" 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-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52a9e60\" data-id=\"52a9e60\" 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-7597395f elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"7597395f\" 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-12a76e4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"12a76e4f\" 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\/the-survivors-handbook\/im-not-sure-if-my-relationship-is-healthy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Im-not-sure-if-my-relationship-is-healthy.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37342\" alt=\"I&#039;m not sure if my relationship is healthy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Im-not-sure-if-my-relationship-is-healthy.png 594w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Im-not-sure-if-my-relationship-is-healthy-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-2b306ba2 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"2b306ba2\" 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-45f70460 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"45f70460\" 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\/the-survivors-handbook\/ive-left-and-i-need-support\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Ive-left-them-and-I-need-support.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37343\" alt=\"I&#039;ve left them and I need support\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Ive-left-them-and-I-need-support.png 594w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Ive-left-them-and-I-need-support-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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ecc2e3d\" data-id=\"7ecc2e3d\" 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-101629bd elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"101629bd\" 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-7912782 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7912782\" 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\/the-survivors-handbook\/i-feel-trapped\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/I-think-Im-trapped-with-them-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37344\" alt=\"I think I&#039;m trapped with them\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/I-think-Im-trapped-with-them-1.png 594w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/I-think-Im-trapped-with-them-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-49ca1f60 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"49ca1f60\" 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-6270b54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6270b54\" 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\/the-survivors-handbook\/i-need-ongoing-support\/\">\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\/2023\/10\/Assets-Recovered.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37345\" alt=\"I need ongoing support\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Assets-Recovered.png 594w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Assets-Recovered-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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60a0d992\" data-id=\"60a0d992\" 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-7569e10c elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"7569e10c\" 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-5feb5cdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5feb5cdb\" 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\/the-survivors-handbook\/i-want-to-leave-my-relationship-safely\/\">\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\/2023\/10\/I-want-to-leave-my-relationship-safely.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37346\" alt=\"I want to leave my relationship safely\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/I-want-to-leave-my-relationship-safely.png 594w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/I-want-to-leave-my-relationship-safely-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-1a923684 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"1a923684\" 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-66216054 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66216054\" 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\/the-survivors-handbook\/im-worried-about-someone-else\/\">\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\/2023\/10\/Im-worried-about-someone-else-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37347\" alt=\"I&#039;m worried about someone else\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Im-worried-about-someone-else-1.png 594w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Im-worried-about-someone-else-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\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-7abb1dc7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7abb1dc7\" 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-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a7e556d\" data-id=\"5a7e556d\" 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-1c13e0fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c13e0fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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