The Cost of Silence: Why Every Workplace Needs a Domestic Abuse Policy
In the UK alone, domestic abuse impacts millions of people every year - and that includes your workforce. It doesn't stay at home. It affects mental health, performance, absenteeism, and retention. The cost to businesses? Billions. The cost to human lives? Immeasurable.
Yet, most workplaces don't talk about it. And many don't have a domestic abuse policy at all.
Silence isn't neutral - it's a missed opportunity to protect, support and retain your people.
Why This Matters for Employers
Domestic abuse affects people across every role, sector and seniority level. It shows up as:
Reduced productivity from lack of sleep, stress or injury
Increased sick leave or unexplained absences
Sudden changes in performance or confidence
Challenges accessing workplace facilities (if tracked or controlled by a partner)
Without a clear policy and trained managers, these warnings sign go unnoticed - or worse, are misinterpreted as "poor performance".
From Silence to Support
At Be More Dandelion, we create trauma-aware, survivor-led programmes that help people rebuild confidence and connection after abuse. We're already supporting businesses to access our community programmes, but our work doesn't stop there. We also support businesses to integrate domestic abuse awareness into workplace culture and policy.
You don't need to start from scratch. We work along Cheryl Sharp FCCA - a specialist in workplace domestic abuse policy - to make sure your organisation can:
Recognise the signs of abuse early
Respond with compassion, confidentiality, and clarity
Provide practical pathways to support without re-traumatising
Free Resources - A First Step
If you're not ready to commit to policy development today, start here:
Follow us on Instagram @_TheDandelionProject for free tools, videos, and survivor-led insights on trauma-aware practice
Free digital workbooks and resources - DM us for more info! We'd be happy to share what we've created so far!
You can share these resources internally to spark conversation - because the more we normalise talking about domestic abuse, the less power silence has.
No Policy Yet? Even More Reason to Talk to Us
If your organisation doesn't have a domestic abuse policy, now is the time. The absence of a policy isn't "neutral" - it's a signal that domestic abuse is not part of your wellbeing or safeguarding framework.
Let's change that. Together, we can:
Integrate awareness and support into your existing HR policy
Provide trauma-aware training for managers and teams
Create a safe environment where survivors in your workforce feel seen and supported
Email me today to start the conversation: Hello@BeMoreDandelion.com
Let's Break the Silence.
The cost of silence is too high - for people, for businesses, and for society. Partner with us to take action that matters.
