Safe Ireland is the National Social Change Agency working to eradicate domestic abuse and coercive control in Ireland. We are a key part of the infrastructure in Ireland to transform the response and reduce the prevalence of domestic violence. We believe that Ireland can become the safest country in the world. Our vision is based on the principle that it is a human right of every single individual to live free from violence. Can you imagine an Ireland where a new generation can be reared without violence in their lives? To realise our vision, we are driving an ambitious 5-year strategy and programme of work to change culture and transform the response to domestic abuse and coercive control in Ireland. We want to change culture so that domestic abuse and coercive control is not tolerated in our communities, where victims feel safe and supported to come forward to report domestic abuse and coercive control and where offenders are deterred and punished for their crimes. Through our work Safe Ireland centre stages the needs and experiences of women who are impacted by domestic violence. We work to bring public voice and understanding to the causes and impacts of domestic abuse and coercive control in order to improve responses and reduce the prevalence of violence in Ireland. We collaborate in our work with 38 specialist frontline domestic abuse and coercive control services who are members of Safe Ireland. Together, we support the development and provision of critical lifelines to an average of 13,700 women and children annually.
