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Harrow Council Joins As Local Authority Partner of UK SAYS NO MORE

We’re so pleased to have Harrow Council on board as an official government partner of UK SAYS NO MORE. Harrow’s range of domestic abuse services include IDVAs (Independent Domestic Violence Advocates) Drop in sessions at Harrow Women’s Centre Floating support Women’s domestic abuse refuges Hestia Hestia works in Harrow offering domestic abuse services as well as older

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Hestia and UK SAYS NO MORE Deliver #NFLOnAndOff Camp

Hestia & UK SAYS NO MORE Deliver NFL Camp

On Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th July, Hestia and UK SAYS NO MORE delivered awareness training around domestic violence and sexual assault to over 130 young men aged 13-24 at Royal Holloway University. The aim of the weekend was to raise awareness and to enable the younger generation feel comfortable to talk about these issues. Lyndsey

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Get your UK SAYS NO MORE pin!

Get your UK SAYS NO MORE pin!

We’ve got some exciting news: you can now get your own UK SAYS NO MORE pin! What does the pin mean? As described by NO MORE: “The signature blue vanishing point originated from the concept of a zero – as in zero incidences of domestic violence and sexual assault.  The smaller, inner circle of the

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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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