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Independent Domestic Abuse Advocates (IDVAs) ensure domestic abuse victims, survivors and their children get support. Tonia Redvers, quality and operations director from the Fareham-based YOU Trust, which will oversee the Isle of Wights IDVAs, said: “This funding is vital to add capacity to our team to support victims and survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence.  "We have seen referrals to our teams increase, due to the pandemic and higher incidents of violence and abuse."�...

Isle of Wight Radio 3:00pm - 7:00pm Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight Month Long Campaign Launches On Isle Of Wight To Raise Awareness Of Sexual Violence By Iona Stewart-Richardson Islanders are being advised to seek help if they have been a victim of sexual violence, no matter their age, background or gender. That is the message behind a sexual violence awareness campaign which launches today (Monday), telling all victims of this crime that you are no...

Viewers brought to tears as ex-footballer Ian Wright describes childhood abuse The ex-footballer looks back at 50 years of trying to escape memories of the childhood abuse he endured in new BBC documentary Ian Wright: Home Truths Ian Wright in a scene from Home Truths on BBC1 (Image: SCU) There are always big stories on WalesOnline - dont miss any with our daily emailInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up now When you subscribe we will use the information you prov...

A DOMESTIC abuse charity based in Southampton has secured funding to launch an award-winning project in the city. Charity Hampton Trust’s project, LINX is designed to support 13-17 year olds who have experienced domestic abuse.  This includes witnessing abuse, physical, verbal or sexual abuse, emotional neglect, parental separation, mental illness, alcohol abuse, drug use or imprisonment. The funding comes from the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner and will first be launche...

Thursday April 8, 2021, 2:32 PM The murder of Sarah Everard hit the nation hard and shook women to the core. Its led to an outpouring of grief... and anger.  Social media exploded with the hashtag "She was just walking home" as women shared stories of the fear we all feel when simply trying to go about our everyday lives.  So- can this really be the watershed moment so many have called for? Can change come at last - and can we be safe? There is someone who sadly knows this latest tragic scena...

Isle of Wight Radio Midnight - 6:00am Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight 10 Year Anniversary For Isle Of Wight Sexual Abuse Service By Oliver Dyer This month (April) marks 10 years since the Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) first started supporting Isle of Wight residents. The ISVA, delivered by domestic abuse charity Hampton Trust, offers support to sexual violence and abuse survivors at a time when they are ready to come forward about thei...

The project brings together education, health and local authorities, police and probation. They work with ‘offenders’ under the age of 25 in a six-week programme. This obviously benefits from shared skills and responses and responsibilities. During the prolonged lockdown I’ve been sorting out a lot of old files (I am now aged 82). I still have a 22-page booklet from 1989 – Driven to Crime from Glen Parva Prison in Leicester. It worked well – helping young lads ‘serving t...