25 firearm reports last week, including two of teenage girls being shot. The greatest risk of gun violence to women is in the home. GCN supports the Government campaign to halve violence against women and girls. #VAWG
@sarahjonesmp.bsky.social

Read more:
gun-control-network.org/incidents/

Final sexual abuse myth:

❎ Men don't experience sexual abuse or violence

✅ Men can also be victims- and we support them too

#VAWG #NotOKNeverOK #DomesticAbuseAwarenessMonth

By understanding these connections, we can recognise risk earlier, have more open conversations and help people access the right support.

#RaisingRedFlyingGreen #VAWG #NotOKNeverOK #WorldMentalHealthDay

Myths about sexual abuse:

❎ All victims react in the same way

✅ Different people have different trauma responses

#VAWG, #NotOKNeverOK #DomesticAbuseAwarenessMonth

As part of #BlackHistoryMonth we're highlighting our Culturally adapted Power of Change group. The group is designed to bring domestic abuse support to women from diverse backgrounds whilst taking into account cultural challenges to accessing support.

#VAWG #NotOKNeverOK

It bothers me that I live in a city and nation where our largest rape crisis centre needs to do an urgent fundraising appeal. I wish RCCGlasgow well in their appeal, but I strongly wish it wasn't necessary and that they had sufficient resources so that victim-survivors aren't left waiting. #VAWG

Myths about sexual abuse:

❎ It will always be reported promptly

✅ There are many reasons a survivor may not report their experiences immediately

#VAWG, #NotOKNeverOK #DomesticAbuseAwarenessMonth

Another myth about sexual abuse:

❎ It always involves force

✅ It can also occur through coercion, threats, psychological manipulation.

#VAWG, #NotOKNeverOK #DometicAbuseAwarenessMonth

Common myths around sexual abuse:

❎ It's mostly perpetrated by a stranger...

✅ 80-90% are committed by someone the survivor knows.

#VAWG, #NotOKNeverOK #DomesticAbuseAwarenessMonth

Reform are not interested in protecting women and girls...
#StopReform #StopFarage #VAWG

Monthly column: "Every day in England and Wales, two hundred rapes are reported to the police, and far too many go unreported..." PCC John Tizard says funding to prevent VAWG crime and to protect and support victims must continue...

#Bedford #BedfordNews #VAWG #Misogyny #Policing #VictimSupport

Did you know...?

Our accommodation services can accept accommodation referrals from anywhere outside of West Yorkshire- enabling us to help more people in crisis.

Find out more about our accommodation service here: buff.ly/qIUqeSC

#VAWG #NotOKNeverOK

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The problem is also evolving: advances in AI are making it easier to create & distribute synthetic sexual images without consent, adding another layer to an already serious form of online harm.

#onlineharms #onlinesafety #revengeporn #vawg

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Some were reportedly left to gather evidence & manage the removal of intimate material themselves.

#onlineharms #onlinesafety #revengeporn #vawg

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Despite almost 25,000 reports to the Revenge Porn Helpline in 2025, researchers found that charging rates remain extremely low & that survivors can face inconsistent or dismissive responses when they seek help.

#onlineharms #onlinesafety #revengeporn #vawg

This piece from @theguardian.com reports on a new police super-complaint concerning the handling of image-based abuse in England and Wales.

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#onlineharms #onlinesafety #revengeporn #vawg

Sarah Reynolds' partner guilty of murder and coercive control insidecroydon.com/2026/10/08/s... #Croydon #Murder #VAWG @the-independent.com @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social

The government has outlined measures that will see violence against women and girls given a ‘public health approach’ – including new specialist support accessed via general practice.

#VAWG #DomesticAbuse #PublicHealth

buff.ly/TitrOWc

These are all stories on the BBC news website today about violence against women and girls. Appalling. #VAWG

Imagine 56 men showing up to "answer the call" when the text went out to traffic Jane Doe. Imagine the message to other predators, police, prosecutors, and women who are chronically unsafe. EPIC. Bystanders: we're looking at you as part of the problem and also part of the remedy.
#Bystander #VAWG