Empowering Students to Build Healthy Relationships
About the programme
The Reach Respect Programme is part of our Expect Respect initiative, offering free training sessions tailored for university students across the UK. These sessions help students:
- Understand what makes a healthy and respectful relationship
- Recognise coercive and controlling behaviours
- Learn how to intervene safely as an active bystander
This programme is delivered in partnership with Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) and is available until June 2026.
Why this matters
Violence against women is a national emergency, and cases of domestic abuse continue to rise. In the UK, one in four women (27%) have experienced domestic abuse since the age of sixteen.
Our research shows:
- Only 35% of 18–24-year-olds recall receiving education on coercive and controlling behaviours
- 61% are unsure where to seek support for domestic abuse or unsafe relationships
At Women’s Aid, we believe that everyone deserves a healthy and respectful relationship. That is why we are offering free training sessions for university students through our Reach Respect programme, a unique part of our Expect Respect training initiative.
How to book
Booking is simple and flexible to suit your university’s needs.
Email: universities@womensaid.org.uk
Online support: Love Respect platform
Students also have access to our Love Respect online platform, which provides:
- Inclusive, student-friendly resources.
- Information, advice, and signposting to support services
- An accessibility toolbar to support SEND and ESOL learners