Good morning Women's Aid I've set up a petition for ALL social workers to have mandatory domestic abuse awareness training, would you consider reposting please? petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6537…

She’s smashed #WorldBookDay 🐷 #christmaspig J.K. Rowling

One in three women are affected by domestic abuse. Over 5,000 women, children and young people were supported by our wide range of Domestic Abuse Services across Wales last year. Anna is one of those women, read her full story here: ow.ly/JR7g50QNpjS #IWD2024 #IWD

#InternationalWomensDay

Happy #IWD2024 to all the strong, courageous, selfless, amazing, resilient women I get the privilege of working alongside every day. 1 in 3 women will experience some form of #DomesticAbuse & the rates of #sexualviolence are soaring. Here’s to a future that is fear free for all.

“Feminism isn't about making women strong. Women are already strong. It's about changing the way the world perceives that strength.” - G.D. Anderson #InternationalWomensDay

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Domestic abuse victims can present up to five times to a health care provider before being referred. Llamau’s IRIS program teaches GP’s to spot signs of domestic abuse early, leading to a 96% reduction in GP visits. Will you help? ow.ly/oIj250QNQiC #IWD2024 #IWD

On Easter Saturday, @OldPensWomen will be playing a league game v Dowlais RFC ⚫️🔴⚪️ as part of the #OldPensCentenary celebration weekend with a 1.15pm kick off. WRU Women Cardiff&DistrictRU District B GMG All Wales Sport

So very proud of the work that the IRIS team in Gwent has done over these last 3 years. This survivors story is just a glimpse of the incredible work they do day in, day out. #domesticabuse Gwent Safeguarding Board Blaenau Gwent Neighbourhood Care Network @HEIW_NHS Llamau IRISi interventions NewportNCN_ABUHB Torfaen Council 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇺🇦

And despite the headlines today that #domesticabuse is a national emergency, crucial services such as IRISi interventions are being cut by health boards in Wales. Sustainable funding is paramount to keep Women and children safe from abuse.

Sorry to hear this. Anyone who knows about IRISi interventions knows it’s both a life saving and life changing initiative. It’s evidence based, cost effective and this programme should be funded properly. Funding is needed for what we know works.

72 Men. All lived within a few miles of her home. One was her neighbor. Not one of them asked for confirmation of consent, despite her being unconscious, not even the man who’s HIV positive. Not one of them asked to talk to her. Not a single one. bbc.com/news/articles/…

Thank you to South Wales Argus for covering the story on the closure of our IRISi interventions service in Gwent. If you are impacted by this, please reach out to our specialist service provider Llamau southwalesargus.co.uk/news/24627275.…

We're deeply concerned about the closure of the IRIS programme in Gwent, delivered with Llamau , which received over 1,187 GP referrals in 3 years. Ending this life-saving service leaves a dangerous gap for #DomesticAbuse survivors: irisi.org/news

❓ If you could create a total system change in your community, how would you do it? For one, changing systems takes time. New blog and learning product sharing our lessons from our evaluation of our work in six communities across England and Wales bit.ly/4cLoHdz

We are at the literacy festival in Merthyr today! Looking forward to a day of networking 🎉 Llamau

👏Great to be in Merthyr today for the Children’s Literature Festival organised by Steve & George ☀The sun was shining bright as over 3,000 excited school children turned up for a day packed with engaging activities! Llamau

📻🗣️ Great to be able to talk with Jason Mohammad today on his BBC Radio Wales show around the work we are doing in Merthyr through Lloyds Bank Foundation hosted by Llamau around children’s mental health and strategic change! Inspiring conversations!

Are teenagers taught enough about relationship red flags?