Next Chapter appoints Sarah Taylor as Chair of Trustees

Next Chapter is pleased to appoint Sarah Taylor as our Chair of Trustees. Sarah said:

Since 2020, I've had the privilege of working with Next Chapter as a trustee: a pretty ill-informed one to start with, apart from my own lived experiences which were not comparable to the suffering experienced by many of the people Next Chapter work with.

Over the intervening 4 years, I've learnt so much from the stories of survivors, the experience of practitioners and the capability of the leadership.  And as with everything, there is always so much more to learn.

As I move into the role of Chair of the Next Chapter board, it's exciting to explore how we advocate for our wonderful organisation, the amazing people in our team, and above all, the people in our communities that we support. The impact of domestic abuse is catastrophic across all types of people of all different ages, and the devastation ripples out through survivors, children, families and friends.

Our collective aspirations are high - every life free of domestic abuse - but in a world that is so far away from achieving it, we must raise our collective voice.  Enough is enough.  Our society must do better.  The systemic barriers to a sustainable abuse-free life must be overcome.

We are here to help survivors and their children become safe and start their life without abuse: literally their next chapter.  Let's amplify survivors with stories that give hope to others.  Let's engage decision-makers who can deliver positive change.  All in all, let's make some noise.

Come make some noise with me.

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