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An Open Letter – 40 days for Life
Dear 40 Days for Life, I write to you to appeal to your better judgment, to your Christian values and to your human kindness. I understand you are targeting St Mary’s Community Health Campus over the next 40 days as the location of a series of daily ‘vigils’ where you are praying to ‘transform individuals…
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Team Blog – UN International End Violence Against Women Day
The 25th November is an important day to us in the sector. It marks the united nations international day for the elimination of violence against women. The UN explain why we need an international day: “Violence against women and girls is a human rights violation, public health pandemic and serious obstacle to sustainable development. It…
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Blog Post – Volunteer Service
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” Aesop At Aurora we are passionate about volunteering. Our CEO began her career as a volunteer on what was the local Portsmouth helpline and then with London Rape Crisis many years ago, and when the organisation was established, developing an active volunteer service was…
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Blog Post – Independent Sexual Violence Advocate – ISVA
An Independent Sexual Violence Advocate (ISVA) is trained to look after the needs of victims of sexual violence, both historical and recent incidents. The role is primarily there to help survivors understand how the criminal justice process works and what other support is available to them. If a victim does choose to go down the…
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Blog – Stalking Awareness Week Round-Up
This year’s has been an exceptionally inspirational stalking awareness week and we are so pleased that there is an increase in attention and knowledge on stranger and cyber stalking. We have a few favourite articles from across the week that we thought we’d share with you. Lily Allen’s story of surviving stalking has, quite rightly,…
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The Impact of Persistent Stalking
What is Persistent Stalking? Persistent stalking has a devastating effect on the people who experience it. By no means should we dismiss stalking behaviour as simply persistence. Whilst the risks of violence in stalking cases are well known, and rightly so, the risks of persistent stalking are no less impactful. Persistent stalking, whether or not…
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Blog Post – Cyber Safety
Cyber stalking is, in a nutshell, the use of technology to gather personal information, track and monitor. Examples of some behaviours include using social media to research someone’s movements and/or networks, gaining access to someone’s emails, devices or networks, uploading spyware or malware of some kind, placing a tracker on someone’s car, using equipment to…
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Blog Post – Hampshire Stalking Advocacy Service
Our Independent Stalking Advocacy Service was established in 2013 following the change in the law in 2012. This service is part of the Hampshire Stalking Clinic, a multi-agency forum that meets once a month to discuss the four stalking cases in the county that raise the highest level of concern. The clinic is made up of…
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Aurora New Dawn Launches DVA Cars ™
Aurora New Dawn DVA Cars – Hampshire Our Aurora New Dawn DVA Cars run every Friday and Saturday night across three areas of Hampshire, the Eastern area (covering Portsmouth, Havant, Waterlooville, and Fareham & Gosport), Southampton and Basingstoke (covering Basingstoke and Andover). We have also ran other pilots across the wider Hampshire area in response…
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Blog post – Specialist Domestic Abuse Court Independent Domestic Violence Advocate
SDAC blog post: Our Specialist Domestic Abuse Court Independent Domestic Violence Advocate (SDAC IDVA for short!) works with victims and survivors of domestic abuse whose cases are going through the criminal justice system. Court cases can take time, and the criminal justice process can be a complex and often incredibly frightening experience for victims of…
