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New initiative to get Handbooks to survivors of domestic abuse

12th December 202011th December 2020 Josie McFarlane 25 Views 0 Comments Domestic abuse, help, Marriage, Support, survivors, women

A joint initiative is underway to get Handbooks for survivors of domestic abuse into refuges across the UK. The Christian

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16 DAYS 16 FILMS Finalists and Jury Announced

18th November 202017th November 2020 Josie McFarlane 59 Views 0 Comments 16 DAYS 16 FILMS, awareness, Domestic abuse, Event, film, media, violence, women

Modern Films and the Kering Foundation have announced the 16 finalists and jury members for the third annual 16 DAYS

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More domestic abuse charities to benefit from Government funding

17th September 202016th September 2020 Josie McFarlane 75 Views 0 Comments charities, Domestic abuse, Government funding, help, Support

Minister for Rough Sleeping and Housing] Kelly Tolhurst MP has today (16 September) announced that a further 25 charities will

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Victims of domestic abuse reminded #YouAreNotAlone

10th June 20209th June 2020 Josie McFarlane 320 Views 0 Comments campaign, Coronavirus, COVID19, Domestic abuse, government, Lockdown, violence

The government is reminding victims of domestic abuse that police response and support services remain available for victims and their

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Over 100 frontline domestic abuse charities given Government funding

9th June 20209th June 2020 Josie McFarlane 309 Views 0 Comments Domestic abuse, Families, funding, government, help, Support

Over 100 successful charity bids across England will receive a share of £8.1 million Government funding to continue to provide life-saving services during

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How Church Leaders Can Help Domestic Violence Victims

3rd June 20202nd June 2020 Josie McFarlane 380 Views 0 Comments Abuse, church, Domestic abuse, Faith, God, help, Jesus, Support

Two decades ago, my husband (now ex-husband) called me on the way home. His angry words drove ice-cold fear into

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Silent no more

8th April 20207th April 2020 Becky Wybrow 865 Views 0 Comments Abuse, awareness, BAME, communities, Domestic abuse, help, Support, violence, voice, women

Women who have suffered sexual abuse as children will find help and solace at a new groundbreaking national conference, where

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Women’s lives ‘at risk’ as refuges for black and minority ethnic domestic-violence survivors face closure

21st July 201919th July 2019 Josie McFarlane 761 Views 0 Comments Black Women, Domestic abuse, Refuges, safety concerns, violence

A group of refuges for black and minority ethnic (BME) survivors of domestic abuse face closure after their funding was axed in the latest

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Law To Target Non-Physical Domestic Abuse

26th January 201924th January 2019 Josie McFarlane 1025 Views 0 Comments #Court, community, crime, Domestic abuse, emotional abuse, government, Law, Non Physical abuse

Non-physical and economic abuse are to be included in the first legal definition of domestic abuse as part of a

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Mothers’ Union members around the world gear up to campaign against domestic violence

23rd November 201822nd November 2018 Josie McFarlane 1105 Views 0 Comments Abuse, against, awareness, black, campaign, churches, community, Domestic abuse, domestic violence, Event, Faith, government, help, International Human Rights Day, Mothers union, resources, Support, survivors, victims

Combating domestic violence is at the heart of what many Mothers’ Union members do around the world – whether it

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Free counselling for domestic abuse victims thanks to new project

30th October 201828th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 730 Views 0 Comments Behind The Mask, christian, community, Domestic abuse, Ihu Nweke, launch event, mum, project

A Christian woman is launching a new project to give domestic abuse victims access to free counselling. Ihu Nweke, 41, from Loughton, will