The Mix works with Your Best Friend to offer support on domestic violence

This July, The Mix is joining a coalition of 11 charities and digital organisations to ask all girls, women and non-binary people aged 13-24 in England and Wales what will help them avoid “toxic relationships” – or what adults call “domestic abuse”. In the last year, 14% of 16 to 19 year old women reported experiencing domestic abuse (1) and 71% say they’d go to their best friend for advice (2) rather than to formal support services. “I’ve like been in a situation where my best friend has gone out with someone,…

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Sojourner Launches #UntilSheCan Campaign, Giving Domestic Violence Survivors a Voice

Sojourner, Wisconsin’s largest provider of domestic violence prevention and intervention services, has announced its #UntilSheCan domestic violence awareness campaign to garner support for survivors and spark critical conversations about family violence.   (PRNewsfoto/Sojourner) According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner. While the recent stay-at-home order may safeguard against COVID-19, it can be deadly for someone living with an abusive partner. Milwaukee alone experienced an alarming 28% increase in reported domestic violence cases in April 2020 compared to…

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UNICEF Sweden launches new game Violence of Reality

UNICEF Sweden has launched a new game Violence of Reality, that lets you experience domestic violence through the eyes of a child. The game is developed based on testimonials from children that have experienced domestic violence. Today children are protected from violent scenes in computer games with age limitations. But in reality, many children are not protected from physical and psychological violence. The new game gives a voice to children exposed to violence at home and is developed to demonstrate how it can be to grow up and be subjected to…

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Allstate Foundation Purple Purse Challenge® Raises $4.18 million for Domestic Violence Programs

Recent headlines about harassment and violence offer a reminder of the everyday reality faced by a larger group of U.S. women: those trapped in abusive domestic relationships. Without financial resources, these women can’t escape, care for themselves and their families, find housing or save for the future. Last month, Allstate Foundation Purple Purse and 221 nonprofits that support domestic violence survivors raised $4.18 million through a combination of fundraising and $700,000 in incentive and prize money provided by The Allstate Foundation. In addition to the prize money, The Foundation also…

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