Publications

This page contains links to further resources and information about Make a Change.

If you have specific questions and you can’t find what you’re looking for, please get in touch and let us know.

Service leaflets

Make a Change is currently available in Trafford, Durham, Merseyside and Sunderland – each site has its own leaflet that includes specific service details. You can use these to find out more about Make a Change for yourself or someone you know, or to share with people you work with who you feel could benefit from the programme.

 

Impact and evaluation

  • Make a Change's recent impact reports, showing the project’s growth and the positive impact on survivor’s confidence and safety.

 

  • Researchers from the University of Stirling (Jane Callaghan et al.) conducted an evaluation of the programme in its first two pilot sites in 2019-2020. It concluded that Make a Change represented an important new intervention in the domestic abuse service landscape.

Policy and research

  • Our briefing paper, Make a Change: A community-based solution to gaps in domestic abuse provision, sets out some of the policy issues the sector is currently facing and how the Make a Change model provides solutions and fills gaps in provision.

  • In 2023, the Home Office published its Standards for Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Interventions and included Make a Change as an example of a recommended behaviour change programme.

 

  • Researchers Jane Callaghan, Laura Bellussi and Joanne Alexander explored the viability of Make a Change to support older adults and LGBTQ+ individuals. Both consultations found the programme could be appropriate for these groups, with specialist adaptation and stakeholder co-design.

Other support options

If you need help or support and Make a Change is not currently in your area, please take a look at the below national resources.

For people using harmful behaviours, their friends and family, and professionals working with them:

Respect Phoneline: Call 0808 802 4040 from 10am-5pm Monday to Friday, or visit respectphoneline.org.uk (webchat is available on Thursdays from 2-4pm)

For anyone experiencing abuse:

National Domestic Abuse Helpline: Call 0808 2000 247, open 24 hours a day, or visit nationaldahelpline.org.uk

For men experiencing abuse:

Men's Advice Line: Call 0808 801 0327 from 10am-5pm Monday to Friday, or visit mensadviceline.org.uk (webchat is available on Wednesdays from 10-11.30am and Thursdays from 2-4pm)

If you need to talk:

Samaritans: Call 116 123, open 24 hours a day, or visit samaritans.org

If you are in an emergency and need immediate support:

Please call 999