EP22: Karen Evans on Armed Forces

I spoke with Karen Evans on what support is available for women living in barracks, Karen answered your questions as well.

Abuse Talk Podcast currently offers a series of interviews with those that work in the domestic abuse sector. Getting an inside feel for what its really like in their job role and sharing it with all of you.

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Support available in link to the interview:

Armed Forces Based Confidential support services (recommended where possible as the staff are based in barracks / stations and understand the armed forces systems and what support / options there are as well as being independent of the chain of command)

Army Welfare Service (Intake and Assessment Team): 01904 882053 Monday – Thursday 0830 – 1630; Friday 0830 – 1600 (out of hours, via unit welfare officer or Staff Duty Officer)

Naval Service Family and People Support (NS FPS): 0800 145 6088 SSAFA (RAF)

Personal Support and Social Work Service: 03000 111723

Unit Welfare Officers are there to support armed forces personnel and their families, and can be a great help and support, however, they are part of the chain of command.

MOD Domestic Abuse Website: www.gov.uk/mod/domestic-abuse-support-for-the-armed-forces (this has all the contact details for support services where ever people are based, links to policy documents, case studies as well as the practitioners handbook which gives details of frequently asked questions)

Civilian based services: The armed forces community can access all civilian based services in addition to the armed forces specific ones detailed above. Ones worth particular note are: Nepali domestic and sexual abuse support: 07741 261387 Aurora New Dawn, Armed Forces DA Support – 07496 333473 Civil Servants, Employee Wellbeing Service: 0800 3457047