Haven Horizons

Haven Horizons National DSGBV Prevention Centre. We are working to end domestic abuse and coercive control through education, research, and collaborative partnerships.

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https://linktr.ee/havenhorizons 'I don't want to accept things I can't change, I want to change the things I can't accept' Angela Davis

Haven Horizons is a voluntary organization committed to the elimination of gender based violence, domestic abuse and intimate partner violence. Through education and the implementation of prevention methods we can effect real change.

Have you heard about our '5 Books That Could Save Your Life' 2026 events? Each event hosts a panel discussion which brin...
03/09/2026

Have you heard about our '5 Books That Could Save Your Life' 2026 events? 

Each event hosts a panel discussion which brings together domestic abuse experts, powerful memoirs and academic texts to help people recognise the red flegs of coercive control, understand its links to domestic homicide, and explore the role we all have, including men, in preventing abuse. 

This year, our ‘5 Books’ events, run in conjunction with Belfast and Lisburn Women’s Aid, will be in Cork, Waterford and Omagh this year:

📍10 Nov, Waterford 10:30-13:00 SETU
📍1 Nov, Cork 10:30-13:00 Cork County Hall
📍5 Nov, Omagh 10:30-13:00 Strule Arts Centre

Te 5 selected books are:  

📔 'In Control, Dangerous Relationships and how they end in Murder’ by Professor Jane Monckton Smith, an academic focusing on the link between coercive control and domestic homicide 
📕 ‘Invisible Chains’ by psychologist Dr Lisa Aronson Fontes
📗 'Deadly Silence: A Sister’s Battle to Uncover the Truth Behind the Murder of Clodagh and Her Sons by Alan Hawe’ by award-winning author and activist Jacqueline Connolly 
📙 'The Names’ is an acclaimed debut fiction novel by author Florence Knapp  
📘 'Every Man' by Dr Jackson Katz, a leading figure in the movement to engage men and boys in DSGBV prevention 

Booking link in Bio. 

This project is kindly supported by the Shared Island Civic Society Fund, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The ideas, opinions and comments in this project are entirely the responsibility of the presenters.

 

Here are 2 DSGBV events to add to your calendar next week. Send us details of your upcoming event relating to domestic ...
30/08/2026

Here are 2 DSGBV events to add to your calendar next week.

Send us details of your upcoming event relating to domestic abuse or coercive control and we will list it on our Event page.

View the full calendar of national & international DSGBV events on our community hub - link in bio. Please share with anyone you think might be interested.

Here are 2 DSGBV events to add to your calendar next week.Send us details of your upcoming event relating to domestic ab...
23/08/2026

Here are 2 DSGBV events to add to your calendar next week.

Send us details of your upcoming event relating to domestic abuse or coercive control and we will list it on our Event page.

View the full calendar of national & international DSGBV events on our community hub - link in bio. Please share with anyone you think might be interested.

20/08/2026

Last month, we were invited to the piano recital of Italian pianist and composer Giuseppina Torres. 

During her performances, Giuseppina places a pair of red shoes on the piano as a powerful symbol of her journey through and out of domestic violence. Her music represents hope, strength, and rebirth after overcoming that difficult period of her life.

Giuseppina Torres was awarded the honour of Cavaliere della Repubblica Italiana by President Sergio Mattarella in recognition of her artistic achievements and social commitment.

Thank you, Guiseppina, for sharing your beautiful music and for agreeing to be Haven Horizons’ ambassador for domestic abuse prevention.

06/08/2026

Thank you to Lynda Stopford for joining our national ‘Pledge for Domestic Abuse Prevention’. 1 in 3 women in Ireland experience some form of gender-based violence in their lifetime.  

Our Pledge For Prevention invites people to become involved in domestic abuse prevention: start a conversation, follow us on social media, share our prevention messages both online and in your community, suggest a book for your book club, organise a fundraiser, or become an advocate or ambassador for prevention - ‘Prevention Is Everyone’s Business’. 

If you would like to join the Pledge, send us a video saying what prevention action you are planning to take (under 1 minute) and we will share it on our socials.  

Did you know that stalking is a criminal offence in Ireland since 2023 under the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisi...
05/08/2026

Did you know that stalking is a criminal offence in Ireland since 2023 under the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023?

Stalking behaviour is usually fixated, obsessive, unwanted and repeated that causes you to feel unsafe. Stalkers can be unpredictable and dangerous. The offence can be committed by a single act and does not need to be persistent or repeated.

You may be experiencing stalking if someone is:
- Watching, monitoring, tracking or spying on you
- Threatening to harm you or someone close to you
- Pestering you
- Impersonating or pretending to act as you
- Communicating with others about you or pretending to act or communicate on your behalf
- Sharing private information about you to other people
- Interfering or damaging your property, including your pets
- Loitering near where you are as you go about your life: at home, at work and socially
- Interfering with your email, and phone communications or online activity
- Breaching (breaking) a court order that prohibits them from communicating with or about you or approaching you

Plan your safety
- Vary your routine for example your route from work, or arrival times
- Ask a trusted friend to be on alert if you do not arrive when you are expected to
- Check your online and digital safety
- Keep a log of stalking incidents and evidence
- Stop communicating with the stalker

Report stalking to the Gardaí by ringing 999/112 or contact your local Garda station.

You can get support for stalking from StalkinginIreland.ie

29/07/2026

Thank you to TD Ivana Bacik for joining our national ‘Pledge for Domestic Abuse Prevention’ and for your continuous commitment and support of this important issue.  

 
Our Pledge For Prevention invites people to become involved in domestic abuse prevention: start a conversation, follow us on social media, share our prevention messages online and in your community, suggest a book for your book club, organise a fundraiser, or become an advocate or ambassador for prevention - ‘Prevention Is Everyone’s Business’.  
 
If you would like to join our Pledge, send us a video saying what prevention action you are planning to take (under 1 minute), and we will share it on our socials. 
 

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Ennis
V95PX22

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Monday 9:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 5pm
Thursday 9:30am - 5pm
Friday 9:30am - 5pm

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