Individual Support | Exit Hate Trust

Individual Support To Start Again

Talk To Someone Who Understands And Won't Judge

Exit Hate was created by former ERW (Extreme Right-Wing) political activists so we know what it’s like to feel disillusioned and seek solace in extremist politics, seeking answers.
But after having various doubts, eventually, we walked away from extremism and today we have rebuilt our lives, away from hate and now focus on ourselves, our families and the communities we live in.

If you're thinking about changing the way you live your life, then you can contact ACT Early for advice about how you can change the way you live or you can talk to us.

If you would like to talk to people who have been activists themselves, then you can talk to us here at Exit Hate. Providing lived experience support, we offer a listening ear and can offer advice and signpost you to various services, depending on your needs.

We are NOT the Police and we NEVER judge, and believe, if you want to, It is possible to leave extremism, but you have to want to do this and decide - enough is enough and walk away.

Seeking to empower people to change, we offer short-term support and engage with people via email, text or phone, whichever you feel more comfortable with,

For clarification, Exit Hate offers support to people who want to walk away from extremism, we are not here to debate or engage with people still supportive and committed to any form of extremism.

How We Work

At Exit Hate, we treat everyone as an individual. We listen, find out what is happening and provide advice/support if we can, including signposting people to services, depending on an individual's needs.

Offering short-term support, people can connect with us via encrypted email, telephone or we can offer a limited number of 45-minute 121 sessions, where a dedicated volunteer or staff member will listen, offer advice and suggest support links, which may help people walk away from extremism

Seeking to empower people to make changes in their lives to reduce the impact of extremism we have a dedicated Exit Hate Public Information Facebook Page which lists various professional and educational links for - individuals, families and can be used by professionals helping someone walk away from extremism, if you are being supported this way. To find out more please visit the page and follow it to keep updated. For more information go to: https://www.facebook.com/ExitHateHub/

To get in touch with us please email: info@exithate.org

How we operate

STEP 1 - PEOPLE CONTACT EXIT - We know people take a big step when they contact us and they may be worried about all kinds of things, including whether they can trust us or not. That's fine, we get it, and to make things feel more comfortable we offer several ways to get in touch. If you are worried (and this is fine) you can contact us using an anonymous encrypted email address, that's no problem or you can send us a message via Facebook or call us, on our 0800 999 1945 freephone, whichever way you feel most comfortable communicating.

STEP 2 - A LISTENING EAR - No matter where you live in the UK, you can talk to us. We will listen, offer short-term, free, non-judgmental support and we can help you to find professional support if needed.

STEP 3 - EMPOWERED ACTION - Seeking to help as many people as we can, our support is short-term, so we can help as many people as possible. Helping people who want to change, we empower action and encourage people to change the way they live their lives, so if someone wants to, they can walk away and start again. We do not reach out to activists and believe change has to come from within an activist to be effective and long-term.

Building on this approach, our door is always open and people can contact us whenever needed.

We work 10-4 PM Monday-Friday but do offer limited support out of these hours.

Supporting people we listen, find out what support people need and then help provide links to people so they can reach out and make the change they want.

NOT an emergency service, our support is different coming from a place of lived experience, so we never judge, just support and our aim is to empower as many people as possible to walk away from extremism and build a life away from danger and hate, so people can concentrate on themselves, their families and the communities they live, creating positive, local change for all.

Fancy a chat or need some advice? Then please get in touch. Email us at: info@exithate.org

PEOPLE CAN CHANGE AND HERES HOW.................

Showcasing people can change, we have created a number of videos using actors that outline people's stories and show people can change.
Names have been changed to protect the identity of those we’ve supported.

Nathan's Story

Without much going on in Nathan’s life, Nathan found comfort in online gaming. Before he knew it, he was spending all his time in his bedroom, playing games and messaging people in chatrooms.
Getting more involved with extremism, he became shocked after seeing people advocate violence.
Worried he reached out to Exit Hate.

To find out more, watch Nathan's video to see how people can change.

Joe's Story

At first, Joe liked being involved in extremism, he felt like he was part of a rebellion, but Joe’s life was quickly dominated by fear and violence and Joe became really worried when a good friend went to prison for terrorism.
Reaching out to Exit Hate Trust, Joe was suspicious, but following support, Joe eventually walked away and today he has a home, a fulfilling job, a wife and a young child and this could be you........................................

Ryan's Story

Ryan had been thinking about leaving the far right for a while. The extremists he'd linked up with had cut him off from his family and friends, with people even crossing the street to avoid him. Looking for a way out, Ryan got in touch with Exit Hate Trust and here is his story......................

Your Questions Answered

We often get asked similar questions about who we are and how we work so here are some quick answers to get you started. If you want to know more, send us an email and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can, Exit is a small charity, run by a dedicated team of part-time staff and volunteers, so our response times can vary, but we will get back to you as soon as we can.

Can we trust you? Quite simply, yes. Everyone involved in Exit is either a former activist, a family member who has had a loved one involved or is someone who supports people out of the extreme right-wing. We do this because we care. Everything is in confidence and the only time we would share information with anyone else is if we thought someone was going to harm themselves or others

Will you judge me? Never. We’re not here to debate your views or politics, only to help you make a fresh start if you want. We’ve spent years being judged ourselves, so the last thing we’re going to do is judge anyone else.

How can you help? Firstly, we’ll listen, so we understand you and what’s worrying you. We know many people who join the cause are passionate about our country.

Many join for reasons such as social justice, but before you know it, you’re drawn into a world of hatred and violence. To begin with, we’ll listen to you, find out your issues and then if we can, we will offer you some advice on places you can go for long-term support if needed.

Are you the police? No, we’re not, and we won’t report you to the Police for contacting us. Helping you is our main priority, but if you discuss planning anything violent, we have a duty of care to report this in order to safeguard yourself and society at large.

Seeking to reduce extremism, we advocate education, compassion and understanding as the best ways to help people see things differently and walk away from extremism.

We believe all violence and extremism is wrong and there has to be a better way to solve the problems the world is facing today.

Are you Antifa? No, we are against ALL extremism and violence, because extremism and violence achieve nothing. We are completely non-political and while we are against racism, hatred and division, we believe the best way to solve problems is to sit down,

look at the problems in society and look for solutions together and in partnership, seek workable answers.

Will you help me if I'm still involved? Yes of course. We believe everyone is on a journey and we’re here to help, no matter what group you’re involved with or support. All we need you to do is want to walk away from extremism, commit to following any advice offered

and be honest.

OK, I want to leave. What's the next step? The process is different for everyone, and while we don’t pretend leaving is easy, we will help you as much as we can to leave for good.

To get things started, please complete our support request form here

Completing this form will help us see what's going on, and what help you need and then we will reach out to you. A contact email is very important, as we may need to send you information, so if you don't want to use your personal email to start, please create a new one to talk to us,

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Support Request Form