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Are you hurting someone you love?

Make a Change Coventry

Are you hurting someone you love?

Make a Change’s behaviour change programme offers support to stop harmful behaviours.

Harmful behaviour can be: 

  • Physical or sexual abuse 
  • Violent or threatening behaviour 
  • Controlling or coercive behaviour 
  • Economic or financial abuse  
  • Psychological, emotional or other abuse  

It does not matter is this behaviour is a single event or a course of conduct 

  • Have you ever been violent? 
  • Do you ever use force in an argument – including using your physical presence to intimidate? 
  • Do you monitor your partner's activities and/or whereabouts? 
  • Do you control your partners and families finances and decision making? 
  • Do you have strong opinions about what your partner wears? 
  • Are you jealous? Do you constantly need to know where your partner is? 
  • Do you have strong opinions about who your partner socialises with? 
  • Are you making it difficult for your partner to meet or have a relationship with their friends or family? 
  • Do you call them names and put them down? 
  • Do you blame your partner for your problems or feelings? 
  • Have you ever threatened to hurt yourself if they say they want to leave the relationship? 
  • Do you phone and text them excessively? 
  • Do you monitor their calls and emails? 
  • Do you force them to do anything of a sexual nature they don’t want to? 

What is Make a Change?

Make a Change [https://www.makeachange.uk.net/] offers direct support for those who want help addressing their harmful behaviours. The programme also offers advice and guidance to family and friends, and professionals who want to help them change.

People wanting help to change join a group (or in some cases one-to-one) programme to work on understanding their behaviour in relationships, and to receive support to make positive changes for themselves, their partner or ex-partner, and their children. Separate, confidential support is also offered to their partner or ex-partner.

Make a Change was developed by Respect [https://www.respect.org.uk/] in partnership with Women's Aid Federation England [https://www.womensaid.org.uk/%5d]. It is currently being delivered in Coventry by Relationships Coventry and Warwickshire [https://relationshipscovandwarks.org/], Coventry Haven [https://www.coventryhaven.co.uk/] and Panahghar [https://www.safehouse.org.uk/].

Does Make a Change work? 

  • 98% of participants say they now understand the situations, thoughts, and feelings that led to harmful behaviour.
  • 91% have learnt new ways to manage strong emotions and impulses, helping them choose safer, healthier actions.
  • 70% of partners and ex-partners told us they’ve noticed a positive change in the participant’s behaviour.

How can Make a Change help?

Make a Change’s group facilitators will:

  • Listen to you and be respectful
  • Offer you nonjudgemental support and tools to help you change
  • Encourage honesty and story-sharing
  • Work through the programme modules with you, covering topics such as trust, negotiation, sexual respect, and parenting.

Who can Make a Change help?

  • Anyone who is harming the person that they are currently in/or have recently been in in a relationship with.
  • Partners of people who join the Make a Change programme can access parallel support from Coventry Haven or Panahghar. Ensuring the safety of people being harmed is always a priority of Make a Change.
  • Professionals: Relationships Coventry & Warwickshire can provide advice about behaviour change programmes and eligibility criteria
  • Friends and family: we can offer advice and guidance to anyone concerned about someone causing harm in their relationship.

How to get in touch 

If you're concerned about your behaviour or someone else's, call 02476 225 863, email mac@relationshipscw.org [mailto:mac@relationshipscw.org], or visit relationshipscovandwarks.org [http://www.relationshipscovandwarks.org/].

We accept self-referrals and referrals from agencies. We ask that you discuss the referral with your client prior to sending any details so they are aware and consent to engaging in the service. 

 

 


 

 

'Make a Change – Coventry'

Make a Change [https://www.makeachange.uk.net/] offers direct support for those who want help addressing their harmful behaviours. The programme also offers advice and guidance to family and friends, and professionals who want to help them change.

People wanting help to change join a group (or in some cases one-to-one) programme to work on understanding their behaviour in relationships, and to receive support to make positive changes for themselves, their partner or ex-partner, and their children. Separate, confidential support is also offered to their partner or ex-partner.

Make a Change was developed by Respect [https://www.respect.org.uk/] in partnership with Women's Aid Federation England [https://www.womensaid.org.uk/%5d]. It is currently being delivered in Coventry by Relationships Coventry and Warwickshire [https://relationshipscovandwarks.org/], Coventry Haven [https://www.coventryhaven.co.uk/] and Panahghar [https://www.safehouse.org.uk/].

See leaflet for more information [https://www.relationshipscovandwarks.org/public/files/MAC%20digital%20leaflet%20-%20Coventry.pdf]

How to get in touch 

If you're concerned about your behaviour or someone else's, call 02476 225 863, email mac@relationshipscw.org [mailto:mac@relationshipscw.org], or visit relationshipscovandwarks.org [http://www.relationshipscovandwarks.org/].

We accept self-referrals and referrals from agencies. We ask that you discuss the referral with your client prior to sending any details so they are aware and consent to engaging in the service. 

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