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Abusive boyfriend jailed after ‘psychological abuse’

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An abusive boyfriend has been locked up after he banned his girlfriend from using Snapchat during a campaign of ‘psychological abuse’. The couple met in April over Instagram but he became controlling a few days later when they became official. She finally went to the police following a barrage of 30 calls from her ex-boyfriend in […]

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Police prepare for domestic abuse surge during World Cup campaign

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  Police officers across the UK are preparing for an increase in domestic violence during England’s World Cup games.Several forces have joined the Give Domestic Abuse the Red Card campaign after research found domestic violence increased when England both lost and won matches during previous tournaments. Analysis by Lancaster University found during the last World […]

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Alex Skeel: Domestic abuse survivor was ‘days from death’

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A WOMAN HAS been prosecuted for the first time under the UK’s new domestic violence rules after repeatedly physically and psychologically abusing her partner, leaving him “10 days away from death”. Luton Crown Court was told Worth and Mr Skeel met at college in 2012 when they were both 16. From an early stage she had control […]

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Join us and #BeBoldForChange this International Women’s Day and Beyond!

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March 8 is International Women’s Day — a day to recognize women’s achievements and acknowledge the challenges they continue to face in the quest for gender equality. Last year, organizations and individuals around the world supported the #PledgeForParity campaign and committed to help women and girls achieve their ambitions; challenge conscious and unconscious bias; call for […]

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Transcendent Media Capital partners with Hestia Charity to combat domestic violence worldwide

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  Transcendent Media Capital Transcendent Media Capital Ltd is a global media production and consulting company, which specialises in the production of entertainment content focusing on high-quality social and environmental impact stories, in the form of feature films, short-films, documentary, digital and social media products, television, games, web apps, music and print media. One of our […]

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It’s 2016: Men are allowed to cry too

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Weddings, funerals and ‘Men In Black 3’. Huffpost is asking men from across the country to tell them when the last time they cried was, to highlight the pressures they face and raise awareness of male suicide. #BoysDoCry https://www.facebook.com/HuffPostWomen/videos/1284013231666406/ Suicide is very much a male issue, with men almost four times more likely than women to take […]