Domestic Abuse cases rise by 38% if England lose a major football tournament but still rise by 27% if they win.  Lucy Whittaker, Founding Director and Lead Trainer of Alpha Vesta explores this complex phenomenon. On Friday 11th June, Euro 2021 begins and for many...

Domestic Abuse and Corporate Social Responsibility When values, culture and actions combine, people are better able to connect with your organisation as well as each other Alpha Vesta are committed to ‘breaking the cycle of domestic abuse through the workplace’ by...

To celebrate International Women’s Day 2021 and its theme of “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world” we interview Lucy Whittaker, the founder of Alpha Vesta. Lucy, can you introduce yourself and your organisation: Alpha Vesta? I’m Lucy...

On Wednesday 3 March from 6pm BBC Essex hosted a live show and presented this year’s High Sheriff’s Awards. These annual Awards are designed to recognise and commend local voluntary organisations that devote their time and energy to make Essex a better and safer...

Now more than ever, more victims are at risk of domestic abuse than ever before. As you will have seen in the media and on the news, cases of domestic abuse have spiralled over the last few weeks and months. We are working hard to continue to raise as much awareness...

Perpetrators of domestic abuse like to be in control and there’s nothing that is going to threaten their sense of control more than the current pandemic of COVID-19 which we are currently experiencing.  Think of all the things that perpetrators of abuse don’t...

The news that Caroline Flack took her own life at the weekend has shocked the nation. There is much confusion as to how the crisis in her life escalated in terms of her own mental health and that of a pending domestic abuse trial where she had been charged with...