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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...
Blogs
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)...
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What is Gaslighting? This term has been around for some time, and its meaning is still the same today in the context of domestic and sexual abuse. Gaslighting is a colloquialism, loosely defined as making someone question their own reality. The term derives from the...
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What is Coercive Control? There is a lot of talk and discussion at the moment about Coercive Control and the new legislation within Northern Ireland – but what is Coercive Control and what does it actually mean? How can we help society increase their...
Case Studies
Client C’s Story Trigger Warning 1. How did you come to hear about Nexus? I would like to start at the beginning and tell you that I am a recovering addict. In 2018, I was completing a substitute prescribing programme. I was finishing the programme during...
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In today’s society, there is still a misconception of what sexual abuse actually is. Too often people who have been sexually abused, have been dismissed, ignored or their abuse has been minimised, leading to them not having their voice heard and underreporting. At...
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We are pleased to introduce our new video on Healthy Vs Unhealthy relationships. With thanks to Antrim and Newtownabbey PCSP we are able to deliver domestic & sexual abuse workshops to primary and secondary schools across their area. Check out our video below. If...
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Trigger Warning Nexus CEO Joanne Barnes spoke to Good Morning Ulster regarding the approved changes to Sexual offences in the Republic of Ireland. Please watch her contribution on Nexus’ views to breakthesilence on sexual trauma to help support victims and...
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On RSE day we were delighted to work with Relate NI to make a number of videos regarding relationships and sex education. Click here to view our workshops on RSE for schools Please see some of our staff members describing their experience of RSE in schools. Megan...
