Programme
Men's groups
Tuesday
4.30pm - 6.30pm
Wednesday
1.00pm - 3.00pm
Thursday
7.30pm - 9.30pm
Women's groups
Wednesday
10.15am - 12.00pm
About the Groups
Men's groups
Men's groups run on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Women's groups
Women's groups are held on Wednesday.
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To join the group please contact the office (or download the pdf) and complete an induction form.
Download the induction form here
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Meetings
We meet once a week, some have been attending a few weeks while others have attended for over a year. We have all at some time in the past been abusive or violent to those around us. It takes time to change, but it can be done.
You will not be rejected because of your behaviour, but we will not allow you to minimise damage already done or excuse future abusive behaviour.
It is you who has chosen to behave abusively or violently regardless of feelings of being provoked or justified. You are the one who can't yet manage your abusive/violent behaviour, and it's you who needs to commit to change, before it gets worse.
On your first visit you will have an interview before joining the group. On this visit you can observe, there will be no pressure for you to join in and this way you can see if the group is right for you.
We encourage each person to talk about any abusive/violent situations they have been involved in during the week, how we reacted and how we could have dealt more appropriately with the situation. The second part of the session will concern raising awareness and developing strategies for dealing with future situations.
Our sessions are confidential and your comments will not be revealed unless you make threats to injure someone. Under these circumstances we will notify the relevant parties and the police if necessary.
We reserve the right to contact your family to discuss your progress and offer support while you are attending STOP.
If you want to change contact us today.
If you want to change, then please contact us.