SafeLives
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We are SafeLives, the UK-wide charity dedicated to ending Domestic Abuse, for everyone and for good. We're now on Bluesky: @ https://t.co/qM2C3HkefX
Bristol, UK
Joined February 2009
You can still find us here ⬇️ Bluesky: https://t.co/8xYIDNgQaJ Facebook: https://t.co/3dhdjapj5I Instagram - https://t.co/uUK1VfZNqI Threads - https://t.co/xWtmWaumab LinkedIn -
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SafeLives | 18,070 followers on LinkedIn. Domestic abuse is not acceptable, not inevitable, and together - we can make it stop. For everyone. For good. | We are SafeLives, the UK-wide charity...
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👋 We’ve also joined #Substack! We’re not entirely sure what we’re doing yet — but we know we want to use it to share longer reflections and insight on what’s happening across the #DomesticAbuse sector and beyond. You can find us here:
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We’re stepping back from X. At SafeLives, our mission is to end #DomesticAbuse for everyone, for good. We stand with survivors, frontline professionals, and communities fighting for a world free from violence and control. X is no longer a safe or ethical space. The rise in
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📢 #ItsNotOkay… that young people experience the highest rates of domestic and sexual abuse of any age group. ✨ That’s why our Changemakers are so crucial to our work to ensure all victims and survivors are heard. ✨ A group of dedicated young people who share a passion to
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Domestic abuse does not affect all communities in the same way. Barriers such as systemic racism, cultural stigma, and a lack of specialist services mean that people can face additional challenges when seeking support. Fear of discrimination, mistrust in services, and language
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🧵6/6 Learn more and register via the link below ⬇️ https://t.co/irete3m4KX
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This specialist course aims to increase understanding of how domestic abuse differs for young people and how to make young people safer
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🧵3/6 #ItsNotOkay... that there aren’t nearly enough Ypvas in the UK to effectively provide the specialist support so desperately needed by young victims.
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🧵1/6 Ypvas work with the #YoungPeople to help them better understand #DomesticAbuse and #SexualAbuse, and their rights within relationships.
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🧵5/5 Learn more and register via the link below ⬇️ https://t.co/eoTxhUiCAJ
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Our young persons and relationship abuse training in Scotland aims to increase understanding of how domestic abuse differs for young people.
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🧵4/5 Suitable for anyone working with #YoungPeople or victims of #DomesticAbuse in #Scotland. 🔵Support workers 🔵Social workers 🔵Youth offending teams 🔵Teaching staff 🔵Healthcare professionals 🔵And more.
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🧵3/5 #Training this way ⬇️ #YoungPeople and relationship abuse training #Scotland 🏴 Learn how #DomesticAbuse and #SexualAbuse differ for young people, and how to help make them safer.
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🧵2/5 It’s so important that more money is invested – and more professionals trained – to protect, support and educate young victims and their peers. 💰 Young people’s experiences of #DomesticAbuse and/or #SexualAbuse are no less severe (or common) than those of older victims.
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🧵1/5 #ItsNotOkay... that younger people are facing challenges and vulnerabilities unique to their age group, including the need to better understand healthy and unhealthy relationships. 💙
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137,00 women and girls have reported experiencing FGM in the UK 📢 People at risk of ‘honour’-based abuse and forced marriage experience domestic abuse for longer, on average, than those not at risk. They are also more likely to experience harm from multiple perpetrators. This
💡 Mythbuster Monday: How many women in the UK are estimated to have undergone FGM? A. 5,000 B. 25,000 C. 137,000 D. 90,000 ⬇️Answer below⬇️ #hbahappenshere #harmfulpracticeshappenhere
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🧵6/6 🔔 RELEVANT TRAINING 🔔 🔷 Responding to victims of sexual violence ⬇️ https://t.co/nsDmpelHEf 🔷 Young people and relationship abuse ⬇️ https://t.co/HQL2dapv2I 🔷 Responding to young people affected by domestic abuse (YPVA) 4-day course ⬇️ https://t.co/JcKzycuxVt 🔷
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Foundation: Responding to young people affected by domestic abuse course aims to increase understanding of how domestic abuse differs for young people.
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