Coercive Control Awareness and Response Initiative (CARI)

Co-operation Ireland, through the OUR Generation project, is delighted to offer youth workers, community workers, teachers, and other key professionals free training designed to equip them with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to understand the signs and proper responses to Coercive control. This free training is delivered by Aspire2Achieve.

Who is eligible?

Adults 18+ working with children and young people or adults in a professional or volunteer capacity. Includes youth workers, community workers, and practitioners.

About this event

Welcome to OUR Generation's Coercive Control Awareness & Response Initiative (CARI) event.

Coercive control within a relationship is an internationally recognised form of abuse and it is becoming an increasingly common method for abusers to exert control over victims.

Owing to the often gradual way in which coercive control is established, the signs can be very difficult to spot leading to many victims unknowingly being the target of abuse.

In response to this, Aspire2Achieve is running the Coercive Control Awareness & Response Initiative (CARI), a fantastic workshop in Belfast which will equip attendees with the knowledge and skills to spot and better understand coercive control.

Perfect for youth facing staff and volunteers by the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

Understand the Overview of Coercive control and on use the Training Toolkit

Understand Coercive Control within the Law

Know what Coercive Control looks Like

Know the different types of Coercive Control & their Social-Cultural Considerations

Understand what Coercive Control feels like & who can be a victim

Understand Risk Factors & Myths

Be able to Recognise the Signs & Professional Responses

Understand how to respond safely and supportively within your remit of responsibility

About the PEACEPLUS OUR Generation Project:

OUR Generation is a PEACEPLUS funded project led by Action Mental Health and a cross-border partnership of 9 organisations including Co-operation Ireland, Youth Action NI, Boys & Girls Clubs NI, Donegal Youth Service, PlayBoard NI, Youth Work Ireland, Include Youth, and Ulster University. OUR Generation will focus on delivering impactful initiatives for youth mental health and wellbeing and contribute to peace and reconciliation through cross-border and cross-community initiatives. The project aims to increase mental health literacy, enhance emotional resilience, build leadership skills of CYP and lead research in mental health and the impact of trauma on our communities. The project will incorporate trauma-informed practice and build interpersonal, intrapersonal, and intergroup skills in young people to promote shared learning and diversity. We will work with young people aged 9-25 and key youth workers including any adults working with young people in a professional or volunteer capacity.

Co-operation Ireland's will focus on connecting groups on a cross community and cross border basis based upon common needs and shared interests with the development of activities and training to address issues, specifically around the promotion of emotional resilience, empathy and understanding underpinned by building peace & reconciliation in Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland.