Tackling Digital Abuse

Digital abuse is widespread and growing, and no age, gender, race, income or background is exempt. It happens through the tools we all use every day: group chats, social media, shared accounts, location-sharing apps, and it often comes from someone the person already knows. Our Tackling Digital Abuse Training covers how to recognise it, respond to it, and support someone going through it.

Digital abuse takes many forms: bullying, harassment, stalking, tracking someone's phone or location, sharing private images without consent, and misusing personal information. The effects can be emotional, psychological, and even physical.

We run it as workshops. Topics we often cover:

Identifying Signs of Digital Abuse: The warning signs of different kinds of digital abuse, from subtle harassment to open cyberbullying.

Legal Implications: The law on digital abuse, including victims' rights and the responsibilities of digital platforms.

Protective Strategies: Privacy settings, securing personal information, and tools that make you safer online.

Reporting Abusive Behaviour: How to report abuse to the right authorities and to the platforms where it happens.

Seeking Support: Where victims of digital abuse can find help, including counselling, support groups, and legal aid.

Sessions are led by experienced professionals. You can ask anything, and share only what you want to. No one has to talk about their own experience.

Abuse is always the responsibility of the person doing it. The aim is that you know the signs, your rights, and where to go, whether it's happening to you or to someone you care about.