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Love bombing: Affection today. Abuse tomorrow.View
On special occasions like Valentine’s Day or anniversaries, abusers can shower their partners with overt shows of affection as another chance to use coercive control. This is known as love bombing, the abuser’s romantic words and actions are soon replaced with intimidating behaviour and other forms of abuse. What is …
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What is 16 days of activism?View
The Global 16 Days Campaign was launched by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) at its first Women’s Global Leadership Institute in 1991. It was initiated to be a worldwide call for the elimination of gender-based violence (GBV), to speak up, raise awareness and inspire people to do something …
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Introducing our Survivors' NetworkView
I wish I had discovered the Survivors’ Network quite a few years ago. I came across Restored almost by chance when searching online for something that I had seen advertised at church. I had spent several years feeling that there needed to be something to support survivors but recognised I …
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When a full life sentence isn't enoughView
Violence against women has been in the news. Again. Before we’ve had time to process the murder of Sabina Nessa, we’re reminded of Sarah Everard as her killer faces justice in the courts. My heart goes out to her family. The details that have been revealed would haunt any parent. …
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Who's protecting our kids?View
On Monday 6th September Panorama aired a programme called ‘Who’s protecting our kids?’ It highlighted the levels of sexual assault happening in our schools and revealed that the number of reports of children sexually abusing other children doubled in the two years to 2019. When you add that information to …
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Ending domestic abuse a guide for Mosques and the Muslim communityView
Our friends at the Cambridge and Peterborough Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Partnership have recently produced this comprehensive document entitled: Ending Domestic Abuse a Guide for Mosques and the Muslim Community. If you are an Imam, a Muslim experiencing domestic abuse, a Muslim survivor of abuse, or you know someone …
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Chosen: who God says you areView
As we continue our series on identity, we look at the concept of ‘being chosen’. God has chosen us and called us to be in a relationship with him. It is easy in our culture to feel as though we must earn our place or acceptance whether that be in …
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Response to the HMICFRS review of policing domestic abuse in the pandemicView
On June 23rd the HMICFRS published a review of policing domestic abuse during the pandemic. The report highlights the backlog of cases, as well as making some recommendations to better support victims of abuse. The report highlights and welcomes the innovative ways police forces within England and Wales adapted in …
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Known: who God says you areView
In her latest blog, Georgie explores what the Bible says about who we are, and how we’re known by God. I always had long hair. When you lose it, you realise just how important it is to your identity. — Delta Goodrem — Identity, the sense of self and of …
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The Euros and domestic abuseView
A study by Lancaster University during the World Cup 2014 found a match day trend showed the risk of domestic abuse rose by 26 per cent when the English team won or drew, and rose by 28 per cent when the national team lost. Many of us love watching the …