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'Many domestic abuse victims are driven to suicide. Kiena Dawes family’s courage in speaking out means they have helped raise awareness about domestic abuse as a potential cause of suicide. This can help contribute to changes in the law that are needed.' thesun.co.uk/news/32804378/a…

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To tackle domestic abuse, we must confront the myths that allow it to persist. It takes the average woman four years to leave an abusive relationship - but for Jewish women, it takes ten. @JewishWomensAid thejc.com/lets-talk/to-tackl…

Domestic abuse victims would be entitled to paid time off work under a proposed law due to be presented in Parliament. "Safe leave" would enable survivors to take time to find a place of safety, deal with health issues, and attend police interviews. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly7…

Thank you @Gemma__Dunstan for featuring this important development in the criminal justice response to strangulation. The harm - physical, psychological, social - caused by strangulation is inherent to the act itself and sentencing of this offence must recognise that. IFAS Medical Director, Prof @catherinewhite7 shared: "We are pleased to have had the opportunity to feed into the guideline development. We hope that this will help dispel common misconceptions around this act, such as a tendency to overestimate the likelihood of visible external injury, a lack of understanding as to the extent of potential internal injury resulting from strangulation, and a lack of appreciation as to the inherent harm done by the act of strangulation regardless of evidence of physical injury."

RT @AphraBrandreth: I’ve written to the Home Secretary to urge the Home Office to commit to continuing funding for @InstituteFAS The Govt…

The @SentencingCCL have published guidelines to help courts sentence strangulation offences. We hope guidelines will dispel common misconceptions including understanding inherent harm of strangulation regardless of evidence of physical injury. sentencingcouncil.org.uk/new…

'strangulation is an urgent problem... prevalence is high & increasing, medical consequences, psychosocial consequences, low prosecution rates...& lack of awareness about dangers' Thanks for highlighting our work @MenVSexism menchallengingsexism.org.uk/…

‘Unbelievable figures’: More than 1,200 arrests for non-fatal strangulation since law was introduced in Northern Ireland. ‘Unbelievable’ figures show just how much last year’s legislation was needed, says Women’s Aid. @WomensAidNI belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…

It was a pleasure talking to @FiLiA_charity about why our work is crucial. To quote our CEO Bernie Ryan 'If you are a professional & are unsure don't be afraid to ask. The information on strangulation is there and we are building on it all the time & learning along with others'.

It was a pleasure talking to @FiLiA_charity about why our work is crucial. To quote our CEO Bernie Ryan 'If you are a professional and your are unsure don't be afraid to ask. The information on strangulation is there and we are building on it all the time & learning along with others'.

We welcome @CommissionerDA recommendations on the health response for non fatal strangulation. 'The NHS embeds awareness of domestic abuse through mandatory & continuous training for frontline professionals to senior management. including... non-fatal strangulation to ensure victims/survivors are treated promptly'

A year ago we launched our film ‘Stop Criminalising Survivors’ which raises awareness about the need to prevent the unjust criminalisation of survivors of domestic abuse & other forms of VAWG. Watch the film here: ow.ly/ooBm50UhFP2

We have been looking at what we call Hidden Homicides for over a decade. It’s time for change. They’ve made headway in the United States and we’ll be campaigning here.

This 16 Days, ask your local council to table a Motion for Change and commit to urgently address the national epidemic of violence against women and girls. A motion is a proposal presented by a council member at a council meeting to ask the council to commit to set of actions.

Thank you: incredible campaigning work by Fiona McKenzie @Wecantconsentto Professor Cath White @InstituteFAS and Linda Thompson from The Women's Support Project. Collective action is overdue by justice system on this issue & by all sectors/wider public to counter this narrative

Are you passionate about making a difference in #VAWG ? The IFAS Library was designed to connect you to the latest research and news on #Strangulation and empower you in your work. Explore our library! ifas.org.uk/library/ #16Days

Complex Lives, is the first study to explore the prevalence of brain injury in women in contact with the criminal justice system (CJS) in #Wales. Explore and understand the ground-breaking insights in our report: ow.ly/9zvu50UhC9x