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Help Bristol Zero Tolerance to provide more training on street safety to women and girls across the city!

August 15, 2019

By supporting our Summer Appeal you will help us to continue providing our successful training to women and girls across Bristol on situational awareness and self-defence to help them to feel more confident responding to harassment and keep them safer on the streets and in public places. The Sister Courage training is a series of…
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New Adverse Childhood Experiences Health Integration Team

August 14, 2019

Local partners in Bristol have been working together to develop a local approach to preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and to mitigate their immediate and long term impacts. They have been successful in gaining support from Bristol Health Partners to establish an ACE Health Integration Team (HIT) to aid this collaboration. More about the ACE…
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Bristol Zero Tolerance response to consultation on support for victims of domestic abuse in safe accommodation

August 2, 2019

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) launched a consultation in May 2019 about support for victims of domestic abuse in safe accommodation. Bristol Zero Tolerance’s response to the consultation is below. Introduction We welcome the consultation and agree with the need to ensure that provision of services are consistent nationally and that…
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Der Liebe sign up to Bristol Zero Tolerance at their Ejeca night

July 18, 2019

By Irene Campos, Owner and Resident DJ I started to run Der Liebe nearly 2 years ago driven by the need to bring melodic techno and house to Bristol. I particularly started to like this music genre whilst I was living in London and felt that there was a gap in the market in Bristol,…
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No Woman Turned Away Project: Domestic Abuse and Homelessness

July 18, 2019

Research in 2014 found that 61% of women and 16% of men who were homeless had experienced violence or abuse from a partner, whilst one in ﬁve women experiencing or having experienced extensive physical and sexual violence reported having been homeless at some point in their lives. To prevent and end homelessness as a result…
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The Silent Solution System: Press 55 to Silently Access Police

July 17, 2019

In April, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), with support from the family of murder victim Kerry Power, Women’s Aid, and the National Police Chiefs’ Council, launched the ‘Make Yourself Heard’ campaign during National Stalking Awareness Week. A 999 call to the police can be a matter of life or death, and yet for…
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Domestic Abuse Bill Does Not Go Far Enough to Protect Migrant Women

July 9, 2019

By Bethany Morris, a content writer for the Immigration Advice Service; an organisation of leading immigration solicitors. @IASImmigration In January 2019, the UK Government published the draft Domestic Abuse Bill in attempt to tackle the crisis of gender-based violence, which according to the National Crime Survey for England and Wales, increased by 23% between 2017…
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‘Safe Spaces in Secure Communities’ – Understanding Gender and Violence in a Health and Social Care Context

May 23, 2019

By Manor Community As a provider of health and social care to adults who are all living with a range of very particular emotional needs and cognitive abilities, we at Manor Community are frankly unable to avoid the most sensitive or upsetting parts of people’s lives, such as experiences of gender-based violence. We simply cannot…
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How can we all play a part in making the Bristol and Bath Railway Path a place for everyone?

April 3, 2019

By James Cleeton, Sustrans South In January 2019 I wrote a blog where I considered the cycling gender gap of two men cycling to every woman, and how men could help close the gap by changing their or our cycling behaviour. But it is clear that there is more to it than that. I live…
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Bristol Zero Tolerance Panel: Taking Action on Gender-Based Violence in Bristol

March 26, 2019

By Laura Hillier, BWV Reporter As part of Bristol Women’s Voice’s International Women’s Day event, a panel of local and national experts came together to discuss taking action on gender-based violence in Bristol. The panel was chaired by Charlotte Gage, the Bristol Zero Tolerance Partnership Projects Officer. The panel members included: Claire Bloor – CEO…
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Help Bristol Zero Tolerance to provide more training on street safety to women and girls across the city!

New Adverse Childhood Experiences Health Integration Team

Bristol Zero Tolerance response to consultation on support for victims of domestic abuse in safe accommodation

Der Liebe sign up to Bristol Zero Tolerance at their Ejeca night

No Woman Turned Away Project: Domestic Abuse and Homelessness

The Silent Solution System: Press 55 to Silently Access Police

Domestic Abuse Bill Does Not Go Far Enough to Protect Migrant Women

‘Safe Spaces in Secure Communities’ – Understanding Gender and Violence in a Health and Social Care Context

How can we all play a part in making the Bristol and Bath Railway Path a place for everyone?

Bristol Zero Tolerance Panel: Taking Action on Gender-Based Violence in Bristol

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