Partner & Family Services

For each person on the Safer Lives Programme, or one of our other programes, we offer a free one hour consultation on Zoom or in-person at our Leeds office for a partner, ex-partner or family member(s). We offer the same consultation where we are not working with the person under investigation, but where a parter or family member approaches us. For this we charge £100. The only time we will not give a partner or family consultation is where we are working with the person under investigation, but they do not give permission for the partner or family meeting. In this circumstance the partner or family member may be elgible for an initial appointment with Talking Forward and to enter into their peer support groups.

Forward is a peer suppTalkingort group for parrtners, ex-partners and family members of people who are under investigation for online or non-contact sexual offences. If you are a partner, it does not matter if you have decided to leave or stay with your partner or simply aren't sure. The groups, provided in-person at our Leeds office and on Zoom video calls, are facilitated by Safer Lives staff and associates who aim to provide a non-judgemental space for people directly affected to feel supported by people in similar situations. Entry into a group has to be screened through a one-to-one consultation with the programme leader (Jenny Greensmith) or other facilitator. A partner or family consultation with Safer Lives also provides this screening process. Talking Forward is provided free of any charges by Safer Lives, but we do ask for small donations to help with running costs and to minimise the impact on our core perpetrator services. Talking Forward will soon become a standalone charity with group members (and the many talents they bring) represented on and integral to the Board of Trustees. To access Talking Forward services email Jenny Greensmith at support@saferlives.com