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Ahimsa Respect-accredited charity working to end domestic abuse since 1990. Integrated behaviour change and partner support. Based in Plymouth, Devon.

Ahimsa was pleased to attend the soft launch of the Male Ally Network in Cornwall - a new network building male allyship...
03/08/2026

Ahimsa was pleased to attend the soft launch of the Male Ally Network in Cornwall - a new network building male allyship across the county, led by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall

Ending violence against women and girls requires more than responding to harm after it happens. It requires changing the culture that allows it. The Male Ally Network is doing exactly that - creating spaces where men can reflect on attitudes and behaviours, and become active allies in their workplaces, homes and communities.

MAN Culture delivered a brilliant session on the day - honest conversations about attitudes, behaviours and what it actually means to be an ally.

This is exactly the kind of work Ahimsa is expanding into. Alongside our behaviour change and healthy relationships programmes, we are developing our prevention work - shifting attitudes and culture before harm becomes entrenched.

We're glad to be watching this develop and look forward to seeing it grow.

Domestic abuse will not end unless the whole system gets better at recognising and responding to the people who cause it...
31/07/2026

Domestic abuse will not end unless the whole system gets better at recognising and responding to the people who cause it.

This month, Ahimsa launched its first ever Champions Programme - bringing together frontline professionals from across Plymouth for an intensive seven-month development programme in working effectively with people who cause harm.

Practitioners joined us from Plymouth City Council, BCHA, Shekinah, LiveWell, Probation, Plymouth Community Homes, Pathway, and PATH — all doing work where this expertise really matters.

Funded by Plymouth City Council. Huge thanks to Chartered Accountants for the use of their space.

We're amplifying Respect's campaign.Has your behaviour crossed the line this World Cup?It’s ok to be disappointed. It...
29/06/2026

We're amplifying Respect's campaign.

Has your behaviour crossed the line this World Cup?
It’s ok to be disappointed. It’s not ok to harm or scare your partner.

Call the Respect Phoneline for confidential, non-judgemental support to help understand how your behaviour may be crossing the line and to take positive steps forward.

Change starts with a conversation.

Call 0808 802 4040, every Monday to Friday,
10am-5pm.

Or visit the Respect website for webchat support
www.respectphoneline.org.uk
Monday-Friday, 9am-10am.

From Survival to Systemic Change - some of our team attended this brilliant and thought-provoking event yesterday, hoste...
28/06/2026

From Survival to Systemic Change - some of our team attended this brilliant and thought-provoking event yesterday, hosted by Becoming Arethusa CIC.

One thing has stayed with us - so often a person, a service, a system only ever sees a snapshot of abuse from a particular angle. Every one of those views matters, but none of them holds the full picture on its own. Better outcomes for victim-survivors come when we bring those pieces together.

At Ahimsa, working with people who cause harm, we hold a vital part of that picture. On its own it is not enough. The value comes from joining it up across the whole system.

The day sat alongside In My Shoes, an exhibition of work created from real experiences of domestic abuse. The pieces here are by Biddy and Red, founders of Becoming Arethusa. There were so many moving pieces on display, each one a testimony to survival, and to why systemic change matters.

Abuse has no place in relationships, homes, or communities.As the World Cup kicks off, we're joining organisations acros...
12/06/2026

Abuse has no place in relationships, homes, or communities.

As the World Cup kicks off, we're joining organisations across the country in standing together against abuse.

Because ending domestic abuse means tackling it at its source - and that takes all of us.

With the World Cup around the corner, Light are bringing organisations together with their campaign - a united messag...
30/05/2026

With the World Cup around the corner, Light are bringing organisations together with their campaign - a united message that abuse has no place in relationships, homes, or communities. Ahimsa stands with them.

Our contribution to that message is the work we do every day - holding people who cause harm accountable and creating space for genuine change - because ending domestic abuse means tackling it at its source, not just responding to it after the fact.

Join the campaign: https://www.firstlight.org.uk/get_involved/blowthewhistle/

Are you aged 18-30? Have you experienced relationship difficulties when you were younger - whether you've been harmed, c...
20/05/2026

Are you aged 18-30? Have you experienced relationship difficulties when you were younger - whether you've been harmed, caused harm, or both?

Ahimsa is building a Lived Experience Advisory Group to shape our Youth Service - the work we do with young people aged 16-25 on healthy relationships.

This isn't about sharing your story. You're coming to tell us what works, what doesn't, and when our ideas miss the mark - so the service makes sense to young people and reaches them at the right time.

What matters is that you've done the work on yourself, you're not in that space now, and you want other young people to get help navigating this earlier.

Meetings every 4-6 weeks.
Vouchers for your time.
Skills and recognition you can use elsewhere.

We want this group to reflect Plymouth's diversity - different genders, backgrounds, experiences, and pathways.

Contact Lynn to express an interest: [email protected]

Domestic abuse will not end unless we tackle the problem at its source.Behaviour change and prevention work is chronical...
10/05/2026

Domestic abuse will not end unless we tackle the problem at its source.

Behaviour change and prevention work is chronically underfunded - yet it is one of the most effective ways to protect victim-survivors and break the cycle of abuse.
Alongside that work, our integrated model ensures (ex)partners and families receive safety planning and trauma recovery support at the same time.

The brand new Ahimsa charity lottery is one way to help fund that work. £10 a month enters you into a monthly draw with the chance to win up to £25,000, while directly supporting our specialist domestic abuse services in Plymouth.

https://go.joinourlottery.org.uk/AHIMSAFB

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We have a new website. Find out more about who we are, what we do, and how to get in touch.https://www.ahimsa.org.uk/ ...
04/05/2026

We have a new website. Find out more about who we are, what we do, and how to get in touch.

https://www.ahimsa.org.uk/

This is what behaviour change looks like in practice - someone taking responsibility for the harm they've caused and doi...
28/04/2026

This is what behaviour change looks like in practice - someone taking responsibility for the harm they've caused and doing the sustained, difficult work of changing.

Ahimsa has been delivering that work with people since 1990.

https://www.ahimsa.org.uk/

Address

16, Creykes Court, The Millfields, 5 Craigie Dr, Stonehouse
Plymouth
PL13JB

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 2pm
Friday 9am - 2pm

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+441752213535

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