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Open2Change Programme

Open2Change is a support programme for people who have harmed others and want to make positive changes. The programme helps you understand how your behaviour affects your partner, children, and family, and gives you practical tools to manage your thoughts, feelings, and actions in safer ways. You will work one-to-one with a trained worker through personalised sessions, exercises, and activities that help you reflect, take responsibility, and build healthier relationship skills. Open2Change works with other support services, like IDVAs and Family Link Workers, to make sure everyone in your family stays safe. The aim of the programme is to help you become more aware of your behaviour, improve your relationships, and make long-term changes that reduce risk to others and support your family’s wellbeing.

Open2Change is a support programme for people who have harmed others and want to change their behaviour. The programme helps you understand the impact of your actions on partners, children, and families, and gives you tools to manage your thoughts, feelings, and behaviour in healthier ways.

You will work one-to-one with a trained worker through structured sessions, exercises, and activities designed to help you reflect, take responsibility, and make positive changes. The programme also works closely with other support services to make sure everyone affected, including victims and children, stays safe.

The main aim of Open2Change is to help you:

  • Understand the effects of your behaviour on others

  • Learn practical skills to manage your emotions and behaviour

  • Make safer choices in your relationships

  • Support long-term change and improve family safety

Open2Change is offered to people living in Bath City Centre, Radstock, and Keynsham, and is here to help you take responsibility, learn from your actions, and build healthier relationships for the future.

Last updated: 28 August 2025