The Rising Sun is a voluntary organisation in Kent addressing domestic violence and providing services for women, children and families. We seek to challenge attitudes and beliefs that perpetuate domestic violence and, through our work, promote healthy and non-abusive relationships.

• Empower women who have been affected by domestic violence
• Meet the needs of children affected by domestic violence
• Provide services based on listening to the women and children who have survived domestic violence
• Challenge the disadvantages which result from domestic violence
• Support and reflect diversity and promote equality of opportunity
• Promote cohesive inter-agency responses to domestic violence and develop partnerships

Please browse through our pages and the other web links.

Feel free to phone during our office hours.

Monday – Friday 9am-5pm 01227 452852 

National Domestic Violence Helpline 0808 200 0247 (24 hr)

Dove project 01702 300006

Refuge Space in South-east 24 hr

REFERRALS: If you are resident in the Canterbury District you can make a self referral for support or an agency can refer you to us. We will meet with you for an initial assessment to discuss your situation and the services we can offer to support you. A referral form is attached below. When complete please return to P.O. Box 123 Canterbury CT1 2TW. We aim to respond to referrals within 3 weeks.

Referral Form

Hearing Unheard Voices Campaign Awards

2011

The Rising Sun Domestic Violence and Abuse Service has been announced the winner of The Biggest Impact Award at the Uk Youth Hearing Unheard Voices Campaign Awards 2011, which were held on Tuesday 29 November at St James Palace in Westminster, London. The award was received for the innovative work the Rising Sun has been doing in its Love Shouldn't Hurt schools project which they have been running in schools and youth centres across Kent since 2009. The award was presented to the young people by actress Brooke Kinsella and they were also congratulated by the patron of UK Youth, HRH Princess Anne, The Princess Royal and the president of UK Youth, ex-racing driver Nigel Mansell OBE.

The aim of the project is to create awareness of healthy relationships and to help educate young people about the early warning signs of domestic abuse so they can ensure they will have the skills and knowledge to exit any unhealthy relationship before it spirals out of control.

Chief Superintendent Mark Nottage, from Kent Police, said of the project:

"The work of the Rising Sun Domestic Violence and Abuse Service is doing is fantastic and is making a real difference to people's lives in Kent. I know my officers find the services they offer key to helping us in the work we are doing to tackle domestic abuse. I am so pleased they have received this national recognition for the awareness work they have been doing with young people through the Love Shouldn't Hurt project. If they can help even one young person avoid being a victim of domestic abuse then that has to be a big success."

For more information on Love Shouldn't Hurt go to the programme page of this website or visit the Love Shouldn't Hurt Website: www.lsh.me