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‘Groomed’ play at Soho Theatre explores childhood sexual abuse

'Groomed' play explores childhood sexual abuse - at Soho Theatre

UK SAYS NO MORE partner Mankind Counselling and Ingenious Purpose present Groomed – a bold and provocative theatre, telling gripping stories with a complexity of emotions. Groomed tackles the subject of abuse through the stories of a betrayed schoolboy, a Japanese schoolboy, and the inventor of the saxophone in a revealing and profoundly human narrative. Now

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Why should organisations have a domestic violence policy?

Why should organisations have a domestic violence policy?

By Lyndsey Dearlove, VAWG Partnership Manager at Hestia. We are so thrilled to announce that global legal practice Hogan Lovells have joined as an official partner of Hestia’s UK SAYS NO MORE campaign. As part of this partnership, Hogan Lovells have been supported to launch their organisational domestic violence policy. In 2016, Hestia was chosen

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Woman’s Trust 2017 workshops for women affected by abuse

Woman's Trust 2017 workshops for women affected by abuse

UK SAYS NO MORE partner Woman’s Trust launch new set of self-development workshops Woman’s Trust are a specialist agency who provide free, women-only, client-led services to women affected by domestic violence in locations across East and West London. From April to June 2017, they are offering a new set of self-development workshops taking place in

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Merton Council Join UK SAYS NO MORE print ad campaign

Content via Merton Council Zoe Gallen, strategic lead for domestic violence and abuse, has been chosen to appear alongside comedian Eddie Izzard as one of the ‘faces’ of a campaign to end domestic violence and sexual assault. Zoe will be appearing on posters online and around the borough to help promote UK SAYS NO MORE. This

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L&D Training Partner With UK SAYS NO MORE

We are so pleased to announce that L&D Training have joined UK SAYS NO MORE as a campaign partner. Find out more about their services to help employers deal with sensitive issues such as sexual assault and harassment: L&D Training offers a range of services that help employers deal with sensitive issues including sexual abuse/assault,

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Cardiff Women’s Aid Bring NO MORE Campaign to Wales

Wednesday 29th March 2017, London and Wales We’re so pleased to announce that Cardiff Women’s Aid, in partnership with UK SAYS NO MORE and Hestia, have launched Wales-focused awareness initiative CYMRU SAYS NO MORE.  The CYMRU SAYS NO MORE campaign launched with a photo call for Wales’ assembly members outside the National Assembly For Wales,

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Equation launches #HelpAFriend awareness resources

Blog reposted from our partner organisation, Equation. This March, Equation is trialling a new campaign in Nottingham that could help people save their friends from the harm of domestic abuse. For the first time in the City, ordinary residents will be given tools to recognise if someone close to them is experiencing abuse, and to

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Transcendent Media Capital partner with UK SAYS NO MORE

Transcendent Media Capital partner with UK SAYS NO MORE

On International Women’s Day, we are so pleased to announce that Transcendent Media Capital have joined Hestia and UK SAYS NO MORE as an official partner. About Transcendent Media Capital Transcendent Media Capital Ltd is a global media production and consulting company, which specialises in the production of entertainment content focusing on high-quality social and

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Safer Poole Partnership International Women’s Day Conference

Safer Poole Partnership mark International Women’s Day with a conference on coercive control and domestic abuse  This year, the Safer Poole Partnership in association with Bournemouth University, and supported by AFC Bournemouth will mark International Women’s Day with a conference on the theme of coercive control and domestic abuse. Conference details: The conference will take place on

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NatWest marks ‘No More Week’ by opening Safe Spaces for economic and domestic abuse victims

6 March 2024 NatWest Group is announcing that starting this week it will offer Safe Spaces to people experiencing economic and domestic abuse in over 360 branches across the UK including NatWest, Ulster Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland branches.  Safe Spaces, part of Hestia’s UK Says No More campaign, are designated locations which anyone ...

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Nationwide – the UK’s biggest branch network – joins Hestia’s Safe Spaces

Nationwide – the largest branch network of any UK banking brand -– will offer Hestia’s Safe Spaces scheme to people experiencing domestic abuse across more than 400 branches across the UK. A recent poll by Nationwide shows almost half (48%) the population have experienced, or know someone who has experienced domestic abuse, with almost one ...

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Hestia and UK Says No More respond to national domestic abuse ‘flee fund’

The Home Office has announced that from 31 January 2024, victims of domestic abuse who do not have the financial means to leave their abusers will be able to apply for a one-off payment of up to £500 for essential items to help them and their children flee to safety. For the first time, victims ...

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