On 23rd July 2024 the College of Policing and National Police Chiefs’ Council published the first National Policing Statement 2024 about Violence Against Women and Girls.
The very first sentence in this significant report describes violence against women and girls (VAWG) – including domestic abuse – as having reached ‘epidemic levels’ in the UK. It refers to the data that informed the Statement as ‘staggering’. It goes on to say: “At least 1 in every 12 women will be victims of VAWG per year (2 million victims) and we expect the exact number to be higher”. One in twelve. It is time we heard their voices and challenged that reality. Here is one of those voices.
“It’s never to late to change” was written by a survivor, who works with our Lived Experience Advisory Network. This was recorded as part of a set of videos shared at the annual Herefordshire and Worcestershire ‘White Ribbon’ Conference in November 2024 where the theme was ‘It Starts with Men’.
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