Businesses have a crucial role to play in breaking the silence around domestic abuse for their staff and customers. TSB highlight the practical realities of escaping from abuse and how they're helping victims. Read more
Hestia responds to the Home Secretary’s announcement of plans for a new Returns and Enforcement programme Read more
Hestia is delighted to announce that we have been awarded a generous £1 million grant over three years thanks to The Julia Rausing Trust Read more
Residents at Hestia’s mental health support services have created their own cookbook – ‘Mindful Meals’ Read more
Hestia’s Dame Gertrude Young House in Ealing is marking 40 years of its role in providing vital support at the heart of the Ealing community. Read more
Hestia has joined together with high street banks and pharmacies to urge anyone at risk to access support via designated Safe Spaces found on high streets across the UK. Read more
We surveyed 2,000 Londoners about their mental health, read more about our key findings. Read more
Hestia and 12 other organisations supporting survivors of modern slavery have come together to set out a manifesto calling on the next government to re-new the UK's approach to supporting victims of this serious and brutal crime. Read more
This Pride month, Hestia’s LGBTQ+ Network asked colleagues what Pride means to them. Read more
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, some of our mental health crisis services are running special workshops throughout the week. Read more
Last week, Hestia welcomed Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, Eleanor Lyons, to meet with survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking who are supported by the charity. Read more
Hestia responds to the Spring Budget delivered by the Chancellor. Read more
NatWest Group is announcing that starting this week it will offer Safe Spaces to people experiencing economic and domestic abuse in over 360 branches. Read more
Art is Freedom will be on display for the month of February in the Portcullis House Atrium. Read more
Meet Sabrina who volunteers as a telephone befriender at Hestia. Read more
Meet Matilde, who joined Hestia in 2022 as a befriending volunteer and now has a full-time position as a Community Engagement Practitioner. Read more
Hestia and Twining Enterprise have announced that they will join forces in order to increase capacity and enhance the support they provide for people with mental health needs Read more
Hestia tables amendment to Victims and Prisoners Bill to make explicit reference to dependent children of victims of modern slavery and trafficking, as victims in their own right. Read more
Hestia responds to the Home Office announcement of a national domestic abuse 'flee fund'. Read more
Nationwide has announced that it is the latest high-street presence to join Hestia’s Safe Spaces scheme across more than 400 branches in the UK. Read more
The Home Affairs Select Committee (HASC) has released its report on Human trafficking, including evidence from Hestia and several of the survivors we support. Read more
At the Safe and Together Institute they recognise the vital role we each play in identifying domestic abuse. Believing survivors and responding effectively will help ensure they get the help and support they need. Read more
Dr Nicola Sharp-Jeffs, Founder and CEO of Surviving Economic Abuse shares how victims of economic abuse can get the support they need. Read more
Claire nearly lost her life when her partner tried to murder her in her sleep. Eventually she was supported by Hestia and now volunteers on our refuge referral line, taking calls from other women affected by domestic abuse. Read more