CAN YOU HELP US IMPROVE THE SUPPORT AVAILABLE TO VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS IN THE FORCES COMMUNITY?
We are Aurora New Dawn – a small Charity who support serving personnel or their family members who are experiencing domestic abuse, sexual violence or stalking.
We want victims from the forces community to have access to the best possible support, so we’re asking the community to tell us how domestic abuse and sexual violence support services can better meet their needs.
We’d love to hear from victims and survivors from community about their experiences of accessing support services.
Below is a link to a brief survey aimed at anyone from the British armed forces community who has used domestic abuse or sexual violence support services, regardless of how long ago, or what service they used.
Is it anonymous?
Yes. We will ask for some information about you (such as whether you are currently serving, or a family member of a serving person) but you will not have to provide any identifying details. There is an option to leave contact details at the end if you would like to be further involved in the research, for example by taking part in a focus group or one to one interview.
What will you do with the information?
Once we understand where things could be improved, we can work together as services to make it better. The data from the survey will feed into a wider consultation process which also involves one to one interviews and focus groups. We’re speaking to victims and survivors, specialist support services, and others from the forces community, using the learning to inform the development of additional training and resources for the domestic abuse sector. We are being supported in this research by an Independent Consultant with forces experience.
Are you independent of the Armed Forces?
Yes. We are a registered Charity and independent of the MoD, armed forces and the Chain of Command.
What if I don’t have personal experience, but I want to share my thoughts?
You are very welcome to complete the survey if you haven't used these services yourself, but you are a current or former serving person, or family member of a serving person, and you want to share your thoughts.
With thanks in advance for your support, The Aurora New Dawn Team
Take the Survey Here: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/8SZ0FB/
