Wiltshire charity calls for communities to pull together to stop abuse
FearFree has launched its No Fear Here campaign amid rising demand
Last updated 1st Oct 2025
Wiltshire's domestic abuse charity is calling for communities to pull together to help stop people coming to harm.
FearFree has launched its "No Fear Here" campaign to boost awareness and understanding of abuse, as well as reach more people.
It's amid a continued growing need, with the organisation revealing to Greatest Hits Radio it received 820 referrals for support in September.
"FearFree works with over 10,000 people a year," charity CEO Debbie Beadle said. "We're here for anybody in the community, no matter your background or personal circumstances to make sure that you can seek support to either get help if you're in a situation of domestic abuse or find that help if you're finding or somebody that is struggling with the behaviour, harming others."
She says many people coming to services like FearFree have already reached crisis point, meaning they're likely to have suffered harm.
Debbie said the majority of spending goes on crisis services.
She said: "Once somebody is in crisis, they've often suffered such a high level of trauma that has created a massive impact on their life, their children's lives.
"They're maybe having to move out of home, move into refuge, change their jobs."
Debbie wants to spend more on preventative work.
She said: "Really to be able to break the cycle, which we're really calling for, is to really look at working at those early behaviours, doing early intervention, to stop it getting to the point when someone's in crisis and they're having to lose their home and real harm is done."
Debbie told us that it's crucial to build children's understanding of healthy relationships, insisting that a "clear and positive" message is delivered to young people.
Beyond that, it's important that everyone is aware of the impact abuse can cause, with one in four women suffering domestic abuse and one in seven men affected by sexual violence, meaning there is a high chance someone we know is being affected by abuse.
People concerned about their behaviour or being harmed by another person can contact FearFree for help here.