SafeLives
Judy Ferguson is a highly experienced professional in the field of domestic abuse and gender-based violence training, currently serving as the National Training Coordinator and Associate Trainer at Scottish Women's Aid since March 2019. Judy holds the title of Safe & Together Certified Trainer with the Safe & Together Institute and is recognized as a Subject Matter Expert for SafeLives, delivering the DA Matters Domestic Abuse Training Programme to Police Scotland. As a Freelance Gender Based Violence Training Specialist since January 2018, Judy has developed expertise in providing training to various multidisciplinary partners. Previous roles include Domestic Abuse Training & Prevention Worker at East Ayrshire Women's Aid and Director positions at Scottish Women's Aid and Women's Aid South Lanarkshire. Judy's educational background includes degrees focused on Gender Justice, Violence and Masculinities, Local Economic Development, and Human Resource Development from reputable institutions.
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SafeLives
We are SafeLives, the UK-wide charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse, for everyone and for good. We work with organisations across the UK to transform the response to domestic abuse. We want what you would want for your best friend. We listen to survivors, putting their voices at the heart of our thinking. We look at the whole picture for each individual and family to get the right help at the right time to make families everywhere safe and well. And we challenge perpetrators to change, asking ‘why doesn’t he stop?’ rather than ‘why doesn’t she leave?’ This applies whatever the gender of the victim or perpetrator and whatever the nature of their relationship. Last year alone, nearly 13,500 professionals received our training. Over 70,000 adults at risk of serious harm or murder and more than 85,000 children received support through dedicated multi-agency support designed by us and delivered with partners. In the last four years, over 2,000 perpetrators have been challenged and supported to change by interventions we created with partners, and that’s just the start. Together we can end domestic abuse. Forever. For everyone.