Safety Net UK

15/10/2026

Family Support Group – starting 3 November

Are you a parent or carer looking for practical ways to support your child’s wellbeing?

Our six-week Family Support Group offers a friendly, supportive space to explore how trauma can affect children and family life, build connection through play and listening, support children through big feelings and develop warm, clear boundaries.

-Starting Tuesday 3 November
- 10:00–11:30 am
-Six weekly sessions

Who can attend? This group is for people currently accessing Safety Net’s services or on our waiting list, either as an adult client or because their child is accessing our services or is on the waiting list.

If you’re interested or would like to find out more, please speak to your Safety Net support worker or email Helen at [email protected].

Please share with anyone who may be eligible and find this support helpful.

15/10/2026

A huge thank you to Sellafield Ltd

We’re incredibly grateful to Sellafield for their generous donation to Safety Net, recognising the achievement of a significant safety milestone in Legacy Silos.

This support means a great deal to us and will help us continue our work supporting people across Cumbria to recover and thrive after abuse.

We’re proud to be one of Sellafield’s chosen charities this year and really appreciate their support for our work and the people we support. 💙

Thank you to everyone involved for thinking of Safety Net and helping us make a difference in our community.

14/10/2026

We’re pleased to share our Finding and Caring for Self programme, a supportive six-week course delivered by Safety Net in partnership with Together We Cumbria Recovery College.

The programme offers adults affected by domestic abuse or sexual violence a space to explore self-compassion, better understand their responses to fear and find ways to support their wellbeing.

📅 Starting Thursday 22 October
🕑 2pm–3.30pm
📍 Time to Change Community Centre, Kells, Whitehaven

All materials are provided and sessions take place in a small, supportive group.

If you or someone you know could benefit, you can find out more and register here:
👉 https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/dk3MYQ1Gia

Please share to help us reach anyone who might find this support helpful.

💜 Finding and Caring for Self 💜

Have you been affected by domestic abuse or sexual violence?

Our Finding and Caring for Self programme is a supportive 6-week course delivered by Safety Net UK to help you better understand your unique response to repetitive fear, explore self-compassion, and develop ways to support your wellbeing.

🌿 Small, supportive group setting
🕒 6 weekly sessions (90 minutes each, including a comfort break)
📝 All materials provided
💙 A safe space to learn, connect and focus on your recovery

Register here🔗 https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/dk3MYQ1Gia

08/10/2026

💙 We’re still looking for a Trauma-Informed Practitioner to join our team.

If you’re passionate about trauma-informed support and helping people recover and thrive after abuse, we’d love to hear from you.

Or perhaps you know someone who would be a great fit? Please share this post and help us spread the word.

Find out more and apply: https://safetynetuk.org/jobs/trauma-informed-practitioner-2/

WE’RE HIRING!

We’re looking for a permanent, full-time Trauma-Informed Practitioner to join the Safety Net team.

If you’re compassionate, empathetic and passionate about supporting people affected by trauma, we’d love to hear from you.

📍 Carlisle + travel across Cumbria
💼 £28,405–£33,110, dependent on experience
🕒 Full-time (35 hours per week)
🌿 30 days annual leave + bank holidays
📅 Apply by Monday 19 October, 9am

As a Trauma-Informed Practitioner, you’ll provide practical and emotional support to adults, children and young people affected by r**e, exploitation, sexual and domestic abuse. You’ll help clients develop practical coping strategies, work towards greater safety and stability, and connect with wider support where needed.

Please note: We are unable to accept CV-only applications. To apply, please complete the Safety Net UK application form, available on our website.

Find out more and apply via our website.

https://safetynetuk.org/jobs/trauma-informed-practitioner-2/

Please share this post with anyone who might be interested! 💙

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08/10/2026

💙 Thank you, The Black Lion Hethersgill!

A huge thank you to The Black Lion Hethersgill and everyone who supported us through their August charity of the month! 💙

We were delighted to welcome Marti, the landlady, to Safety Net as she dropped off an amazing £310 donation.

The Black Lion has not only raised funds for Safety Net, but has also been helping to raise awareness of our work in the local community, introducing more people to Safety Net and the support we offer.

This wonderful donation will help us provide resources for our Coffee & Creative group and befriending service, helping people build connections, spend time with others and feel more supported as they recover.

Thank you to Marti, The Black Lion team and all their customers for choosing to support Safety Net and helping us make a difference.

📍 If you’re local to Hethersgill, why not pop in and support a lovely community pub that’s supporting a great cause?

Thank you, The Black Lion!

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02/10/2026

🌟 Our 2025–26 Impact Report is here!

We’re really pleased to share our latest Impact Report, bringing together the work we’ve done, the people we’ve supported and the difference our services have made over the past year.

Behind every number is a person, a story and a journey, from accessing specialist support to building confidence, feeling safer and moving forward.

We’ve shared some of the highlights from the report in our latest blog, including our reach, outcomes and some of the work that has shaped the year.

📖 Read our blog and explore our 2025–26 Impact Report: https://safetynetuk.org/introducing-our-2025-26-impact-report/

02/10/2026

This week, we said goodbye to our amazing Flora after three wonderful years at Safety Net 🥹💙

Flora has been such a sunshine in our team, bringing so much warmth, kindness and positivity, as well as being our resident data master!

We’re incredibly grateful for everything she has brought to Safety Net over the past three years. She will be very, very missed by all of us.

Thank you for everything, Flora, and we wish you the very best on your new adventure! 💙🌻

29/09/2026

🧡Trauma-Informed Tuesday🧡

Not every trauma response is visible.
For some people, it may look like withdrawing from others. For others, it may be people-pleasing, perfectionism, anger or finding it difficult to trust.
These responses aren’t signs of weakness or personality flaws. They are often ways people have adapted to survive difficult experiences.

A trauma-informed approach encourages us to ask not
„What’s wrong with you?” but „What happened to you?”
Because understanding someone’s story can change the way we respond.

Healing starts with compassion.

25/09/2026

WE’RE HIRING!

We’re looking for a permanent, full-time Trauma-Informed Practitioner to join the Safety Net team.

If you’re compassionate, empathetic and passionate about supporting people affected by trauma, we’d love to hear from you.

📍 Carlisle + travel across Cumbria
💼 £28,405–£33,110, dependent on experience
🕒 Full-time (35 hours per week)
🌿 30 days annual leave + bank holidays
📅 Apply by Monday 19 October, 9am

As a Trauma-Informed Practitioner, you’ll provide practical and emotional support to adults, children and young people affected by r**e, exploitation, sexual and domestic abuse. You’ll help clients develop practical coping strategies, work towards greater safety and stability, and connect with wider support where needed.

Please note: We are unable to accept CV-only applications. To apply, please complete the Safety Net UK application form, available on our website.

Find out more and apply via our website.

https://safetynetuk.org/jobs/trauma-informed-practitioner-2/

Please share this post with anyone who might be interested! 💙

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