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Adam McIntyre, a prominent social media influencer from Derry/Londonderry, has celebrated his 21st birthday, and reaching 400,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel, by raising over £5,000 for Nexus, a local charity which supports people impacted by sexual abuse and...
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Get to Know Us! Nexus to Host Two Recruitment Days to Engage New Talent Join team Nexus at our upcoming inspiring and informative recruitment events. The first event will be held in the heart of Derry/Londonderry at the Millennium Forum on Wednesday 25th October 2023....
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‘Rough Sex’ no Longer Defence for Non-Fatal Strangulation Today, non-fatal strangulation or asphyxiation (under The Justice Sexual Offences and Trafficking Victims Act NI 2022) becomes a specific criminal offence in Northern Ireland, punishable by up to 14...
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Nexus comment: Northern Ireland sexual offences reach highest on record for year The BBC have reported that sexual offences in Northern Ireland have reached highest on record for year. It has been reported that “There were 4,232 such incidents recorded between...
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Announcing our 2023 Local Council Election Manifesto: Breaking the Cycle of Sexual Abuse and Abusive Relationships in Local Communities We’re calling on all candidates to support the following pledges & commit to: Council Staff Training & Support...
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Abuse and Anxiety Mental Health Awareness Week runs from 15th – 21st May and this year’s theme is ‘Anxiety’. In this blog post, we’ll talk about what anxiety is, the impact it can have on you, and the relationship between abuse and...
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How Nexus will Break the Cycle of Sexual Abuse and Abusive Relationships Today, Friday 31st March, Nexus launches its new three-year strategy and refreshed branding. The strategy overviews how Nexus plans to Break the Cycle of Sexual Abuse and Abusive Relationships....
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Thursday 23 March 2023 PSNI announce that schools across the Northern and Western Trust areas are to join Operation Encompass Commenting on the PSNI announcement of the Operation Encompass roll out to schools in the Northern and Western Trust areas, Joanne...
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The Domestic and Sexual Abuse (DSA) helpline, hosted by Nexus, has seen a 50% increase in calls and a 28% increase in webchats and emails between 1st – 20th December 2022 and the same period last year.[i] It is expecting further increases in the week between Christmas...
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Seen and Heard Blog The ‘Seen and Heard’ Event held on September 28th brought together the public sector and the arts to reflect on a recent report by PhD candidates Ngozi Anyadike-Danes and Megan Reynolds on the prevalence of unwanted sexual experiences (USEs)...
