The Human Sciences Research Council released the results of the first-ever national gender-based violence survey conducted in 2022, reporting high levels of childhood physical abuse experiences among women and men. This is indicative of a generational cycle of abuse. It further revealed that exposure to childhood trauma plays a pivotal role in both the victimisation of women and the perpetration by men and that women exposed to domestic violence as children had a higher prevalence of victimisation. Insika Pillar of Strength calls for an urgent review of social and mental health services, to provide effective mental health support for all survivors of intimate partner violence and child witnesses to GBV, as a key preventative measure to curb the scourge of GBV. This workshop will explore existing safety and support strategies that have been used, expand on any places within a community which are unsafe and discuss critical strategies to avoid them.