Raaj is a Children and Family Worker, supporting children in Hestia's domestic abuse refuges. She tells us what it's like for mothers and children arriving at a refuge. Read more
"We were terrified": Tara* and her children experienced domestic abuse. This is their story of fleeing and finding a refuge. Read more
Chloe* shares her and her son's experience of domestic abuse and moving to a Hestia refuge. Read more
A refuge is a place where adults and children can stay if they need to leave their home because they are experiencing domestic abuse. Read more
This Christmas Day, more than 250 children will wake up in Hestia's domestic abuse refuges. This is how you can help them to recover. Read more
Children are not just passive witnesses of domestic abuse. It can have a profound impact on their development. Read more
Trini* started painting in April, while living at one of Hestia's safehouses. She's now close to painting 100 pieces, and this week, her art was displayed for thousands to see. She tells us about her journey to recovery through art. Read more
Volunteer Jacky talks about her experience volunteering as an art workshop leader for Art is Freedom 2021. Read more
Ilaria, an advocate for Hestia's Modern Slavery Response Team, explains what her role is like, the myths that still exist about modern slavery, and the one thing all the people she supports wish for Read more
"If you love to draw or paint, we need to support people with those aspirations, too," says Ilaria, an Advocate in our Modern Slavery Response Team and Art Is Freedom workshop facilitator Read more
Duncan is running the London Marathon in October to support Hestia. Here, he explains why Read more
It’s a horrific but relatively known fact that on average, two women are killed by a partner or former partner every week in England and Wales. What remains far more hidden, however, is the stark number of women who take their own life as a direct result of experiencing domestic abuse. Read more