Development status
From prototype to quality-assured service
WalkawayPower is in development. We have built a working prototype and established an expert panel that is now reviewing the content. Before the service can be opened to the public, professional, user-focused and technical checks still need to be carried out.
What we have completed
A working prototype
A first coherent draft of the service has been developed, with knowledge content, guides and planned tools for areas such as understanding your situation, risk information and safer preparations.
Prototype developedAn interdisciplinary expert panel
The expert panel held its first meeting on 22 September 2026. The panel will contribute specialist knowledge, critical questions and suggestions for improvement.
Expert panel establishedAn editorial working method
We have organised the review into defined modules, with scope for specific text changes, comments and source references.
Working method established
How the expert review works
The work is organised around 24 text units and modules in the prototype. Each module has specific content and relevant areas of expertise. Members of the expert panel assess, among other things, whether the text is professionally accurate, whether it gives users a correct picture of risk, and whether it is clear and of practical use.
The expert work is not only about correcting factual errors. The panel also assesses whether information comes in the right order, whether important caveats are clear, and whether advice could have unintended consequences for people living with violence or control.
Input on text and content is documented. The project management assesses what should be changed, makes sure the changes are carried out and, where necessary, clarifies whether anything needs to be reassessed. The expert panel is advisory: a comment from one member does not in itself amount to approval of the module as a whole.
Particularly high-risk topics, such as risk tests, safety planning, digital surveillance, rights and contact with support services, require additional checks. We will not publish the tools as finished until the necessary professional and technical assessments have been completed.
What remains before launch
The remaining work includes processing expert input, checking safety-critical content, testing with people with relevant lived experience, assessing privacy and information security, and clarifying responsibility for operation and maintenance.
We would rather be clear about what remains than open a service before it has been properly quality-assured.
Formal establishment
The WalkawayPower Foundation is planned to be established as a non-profit foundation. The foundation deed and statutes have been under legal review.
Do you need help now?
WalkawayPower is not yet a publicly available self-help service. This website tells you about the initiative and our development work. If you need help now, please contact an established support service. If you are in immediate danger, call the police on 112.
WalkawayPower is in development and does not offer individual help. This website is not a crisis or counselling service.