SafeLives
Mel Metcalf BEM is an accomplished community leader dedicated to advocating for the LGBT+ community, currently serving as Chair of Durham Pride UK since September 2015. With extensive experience in domestic violence prevention and support, Mel is an Associate Trainer for SafeLives, providing crucial education to professionals, and has held leadership roles at ARCH NE and Derwentside Domestic Abuse Service. Mel also contributes as a Consulting Services Specialist for North East Rainbow Alliance, fostering collaboration among local services. Prior to these roles, Mel gained valuable experience managing support services in housing and healthcare, as well as serving in the British Army. Mel's academic credentials include a Level 7 degree in Human Resources Management from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
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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.