Amplifying the Voices of Children Affected by Domestic Abuse
At Amplify Young Voices, we are dedicated to supporting children and young people impacted by domestic abuse. Our mission is to foster partnerships that raise awareness and provide vital support, ensuring every young voice is heard and empowered through our tailored programmes and community collaborations.
Building Resilient Communities for Young Voices
Discover impactful data that reveals our commitment to empowering children affected by domestic abuse through measurable outcomes.
Empowerment Reach
Reflecting the number of young individuals engaged through our educational and support initiatives.
Collaborative Partnerships
Highlighting alliances with schools, authorities, and local groups driving awareness and support.
Voices Amplified
Quantifying the children whose stories and experiences have been positively impacted by our programs.
Empowering Children Affected by Domestic Abuse
Meet our founder
Nickelle D’Silva
Founder & Director | Amplify: Young Voices Rising Through Domestic Abuse
Nickelle D’Silva is a Registered Social Worker with over 15 years of experience working with children, young people and families across statutory children’s services, safeguarding, early help and family court proceedings.
As a Family Court Adviser and Children’s Guardian, Nickelle works alongside some of the most vulnerable children in society, supporting decision-making in complex cases involving domestic abuse, trauma, neglect, family breakdown and safeguarding concerns. Throughout her career, she has remained passionate about ensuring that children’s experiences are not overshadowed by the adult circumstances around them.
Nickelle is also a doctoral researcher exploring how children affected by domestic abuse are recognised, understood and responded to within safeguarding systems. Her professional and academic work is driven by a commitment to helping organisations see the child behind the safeguarding concern.
Through Amplify, Nickelle combines practice expertise, research, training and lived insight to support schools, local authorities, community organisations and professionals to better understand and respond to the impact of domestic abuse on children and young people.
Nickelle D’silva
Founder & Director | Amplify: Young Voices Rising Through Domestic Abuse
Her vision is simple: every child affected by domestic abuse should be seen, heard, understood and empowered to emerge beyond its impact.
Nickelle D’Silva is a Registered Social Worker, Family Court Adviser, Children’s Guardian and doctoral researcher with over 15 years’ experience supporting children and families. She founded Amplify to help ensure that children affected by domestic abuse are seen, heard and supported, bringing together professional expertise, research and a passion for improving outcomes for children and young people.