Beacons
Find out what we learned through our ambitious pilot of tailored interventions supporting adult and child survivors of domestic abuse.
Roadmap programme evaluation
Research by the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) into the Roadmap programme and Beacon sites
Over five years, SafeLives and Women’s Aid Federation England collaborated with survivors of domestic abuse to develop and deliver groundbreaking changes to domestic abuse response. The programme was known overall as the ‘Roadmap programme’ and was delivered in five sites. SafeLives led the approach in two pilot locations – Norfolk and West Sussex – known as ‘Beacon sites’.
This research evaluation was led by academics at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), in partnership with Bangor University, the University of East London and Manchester Metropolitan University.
It draws from the experiences of 300 adult women and 70 child survivors of domestic abuse, spanning five sites across England between 2017 and 2021. In SafeLives’ pilot sites, men using or experiencing abuse were also supported.
Evaluation outcomes for survivors supported in SafeLives Beacon sites
Adult survivor, Beacon siteI just felt that I was being listened to and what I was saying was being acted on, so it was very much.. led by me.
For child survivors supported in SafeLives Beacons sites
Child survivor, Beacons siteI do get angry, but I’m a little bit better. Yes, I’m a little bit better. It’s more whenever like somebody calls me names. Back in my old school I’d normally punch them.
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