The ‘5 Books That Could Save Your Life’ Project is a public education initiative designed to change the conversation on coercive control.

Haven Horizons in collaboration with South East Technological University (SETU) ​would be delighted to invite you to our 5 Books That Could Save Your Life' event in Waterford on 10 November 2026 at 10:30 am, Tourism and Leisure Building, SETU Waterford Campus. This event is funded by the Shared Island Civic Society Fund, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

The ‘5 Books That Could Save Your Life’ Project is a public education initiative designed to change the conversation on coercive control.

Event schedule:

10:30 -11:00 – Registration - Tea & Coffee & Networking

11:00 - 11:05 – Opening of the event - Dr Allison Kenneally, VP of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, SETU

11:05 - 12:25 – Moderated Panel Discussion followed by Q&A

Panel of domestic abuse experts:

Madeline Mc Aleer (CEO Haven Horizons)

Noelle Collins Senior (Manager Belfast and Lisburn Women's Aid)

Dr Lisa Aronson Fontes (psychologist and author)

Shane Dunphy (author, academic and child protection specialist

Moderator Sarah Harte (Irish Examiner columnist)

12:25 - 12:30 – Closing note - Róisín Shanahan, Sexual Violence and Harassment Prevention & Response Manger, SETU

12:30 – 13:00 – Networking

The panel will explore five powerful books that challenge how we understand coercive control, examine its links to domestic homicide, and highlight the important role men can play in preventing domestic abuse.

The featured books are:

In Control: Dangerous Relationships and How They End in Murder by Professor Jane Monckton Smith

Invisible Chains by Dr Lisa Aronson Fontes

Deadly Silence: A Sister's Battle to Uncover the Truth Behind the Murder of Clodagh and Her Sons by Alan Hawe by Jacqueline Connolly

The Names by Florence Knapp

Every Man by Dr Jackson Katz

These titles form part of a wider collection of 80 books on domestic, sexual and gender-based abuse, donated by Haven Horizons to libraries across Ireland.

This event is kindly supported by the Shared Island Civic Society Fund, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The ideas, opinions and comments expressed at the event are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Description supplied by the event organiser.