Drop-In Session Introduction.

Providing support to people in need of non-judgemental support, Exit Hate offers different types of support including 121 lived experience mentoring sessions, an online support programme and seeks to help people through the pain and damage, involvement in extremism can have on individuals involved and families with a loved one involved.

Building on this, Exit Hate also offers a regular online Drop-In session, for people to chat, connect and ask questions.

These online sessions are exclusively for individuals (families and formers) who have received, or are currently receiving, support from Exit Hate and are to offer a safe space for all attendees to explore various topics around radicalisation and extremism, but also to simply connect, so no-one feels alone.

Each session, a new conversation topic will be discussed, with attendees getting additional support resources.

In the sessions, attendees will have a chance to ask any questions they have and then receive support from an Exit Hate member of the team and other participants.

Providing real support to people in need, this is a space for connecting and sharing our own journey through radicalisation and extremism, chatting with others and simply listening to their experiences.

Encouraging all attendees to participate to whatever extent they feel comfortable, people can listen, chat, exchange text messages with the group, however people feel most at ease.

For anyone wishing to protect their identity, people can participate anonymously and instructions on how to do so can be shared with you directly, after people register to join.

The foundation of our online sessions is built upon compassion, understanding and education as the best way to challenge, understand and reduce extremism.

Our goal is for every participant to conclude the session feeling empowered, inspired, and supported, with a strong sense of hope and feeling off community.

Radicalisation and extremism impacts so many people.

It steals the voices of those that it touches.

Feelings such as fear, judgment and shame often result in people becoming reluctant to reach out for support and this then only damages people further.

If you are one of those people and you would like to know more about the support that Exit Hate offers then please, get in touch. You can email us at info@exithate.org

Nobody should go through this alone and you don’t have to. We are here for you.

If you are interested in finding out more or would like to attend our online drop-in sessions, you will need to have been supported by Exit Hate.

If you have, please email - info@exithate.org and provide the following information:

The approximate date (month/year) that you were given support by Exit Hate.

The name of your support advisor.

The name you used during your time receiving support from with Exit Hate

And where possible the email address you used to contact us.

This is so your details can be verified.

After your email is received and the provided information has been clarified, we will then send you details of how to register and join our Drop-In online sessions.

Never alone, Exit Hate is here for you, so if you need to talk, please get in touch and if you feel our Drop-In support sessions will help, please get in touch.

I look forward to seeing you there.

Sarah

Exit Hate Support Team