In November we will come together to explore the impact of strangulation on children/ young people, ask urgent questions, share bold ideas & imagine a future where children are safe, heard & protected. We hope to see you there! Make sure you have booked your place! ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...

We will be hearing about the criminal justice response to strangulation & those impacted by strangulation. Exploring how porn shapes young peoples perceptions & role of educators. Launching EXCLUSIVE data on UK prevalence of strangulation in sex. Book your place: ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...

Have you booked your place? More than just a conference. It is a chance to create dialogue with those affected by strangulation, supporting victims/ survivors & those working with future generations to educate on risks of strangulation. Book now ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere... Charity/group discounts

We are excited to announce we will be releasing a monthly #podcast. Over the last four years IFAS have published numerous reports on strangulation within sexual/ domestic violence & sex.This expertise can now be accessed through podcasts! Sign up to our newsletter to get an alert shorturl.at/Hvj5C

Our conference programme is published! More additions to be added in due course... 👀 ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...

This conference will be valuable for anyone working with #children and/or #young people across: - #Education - #Healthcare - #Frontline support services - Wider response to addressing #violence against women and girls #VAWG #Strangulation #RHSE Book now: ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...

This conference will be valuable for anyone working with #children and/or #young people across: - #Education - #Healthcare - #Frontline support services - Wider response to addressing #violence against women and girls #VAWG #Strangulation #RHSE Book now: ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...

Research by Refuge looking at domestic abuse amongst young women & girls. - 49% said perp threatened to harm them. - 35% said perp threatened to kill them. -62% of 16-25yr olds surveyed who reported physical violence, half said they were strangled or suffocated. news.sky.com/story/distur...

Thank you for sharing @auroranewdawn.bsky.social! These Guidelines are great also used alongside our victim information leaflet: ifas.org.uk/information-...

Research suggests that only ~50% of people who are strangled will have any visible injury to the neck or head. Our updated information leaflet breaks down the signs and symptoms of strangulation, in the long term and short term, and dispels common myths. 📑 ifas.org.uk/information-...

#nonfatalstrangulation laws work: significant causal drop in #intimatepartnerhomicide in US. NFS is edge of homicide, increases odds of being murdered 7-fold; this law stops perps in their tracks. @scottishgov.bsky.social, still debating, take note! @institutefas.bsky.social tinyurl.com/37dazh2h

Did you know that we currently have an early bird rate for our conference? 🐤🦆 This conference will be valuable for anyone working with children and/or young people across: - education - healthcare - front line support services - wider responses to addressing VAWG ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...

Thank you to @pegsupport.bsky.social for featuring us on their service shoutout this month! For those who don't know about PEGS, they are an organisation supporting parents and professionals in relation to child to parent abuse. 💻https://www.pegsupport.co.uk/

There's still time to sign up to the last webinar in our summer series, focused on our Guidelines for clinical management of non-fatal strangulation in acute and emergency care services. 📅Tuesday 29th July ⏰1pm-2pm 🔗https://fflm.ac.uk/event/ifas-clinical-guidelines-webinar/

Don't miss out on our early bird rate. Available only for a few weeks! This conference will be valuable for anyone working with young people within: - education - healthcare - front line support services - wider response to addressing violence against women and girls ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...

Congratulations to @drivepartnership.bsky.social on this investment to continue and expand they work they are doing to intervene in high-risk, high-harm, and serial domestic abuse perpetration. We look forward to continuing to work with Drive going forwards!

#FREE #webinar: Explore how data captured in SARC settings can support professionals understanding of strangulation across different victim/survivor groups including adult/ child victim/ survivors of sexual assault. #VAWG #Training #Clinical fflm.ac.uk/event/ifas-s...

Great article by Anna Moore @theguardian.com on why there is no safe way to strangle. 'According to one piece of sobering research, it’s more dangerous than the torture known as waterboarding, because strangulation affects blood flow as well as airflow. ' www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Join IFAS to explore the latest research and data on strangulation and what this tells us about the prevalence, experiences and understanding of strangulation within different contexts amongst young people. #Conference #VAWG Book your place here: fflm.ac.uk/event/ifas-c...

How is strangulation reported on in the media? Our #podcast with Sinéad Geoghegan, @evawuk.bsky.social & Suzie Mahe, a survivor, delves in to what we found, how this reflects on wider reporting on VAWG & experiences of interacting with the media on VAWG issues. shorturl.at/VwBoD

Our survivors of strangulation webinar is fast approaching on 8th July. Make sure you have booked on. This webinar is FREE and you will hear first hand from survivors about their experiences and how professionals should respond. Sign up NOW: fflm.ac.uk/event/ifassu...

This webinar will delve into our our updated information leaflet we have produced in collaboration with our survivor group: ifas.org.uk/information-... Webinar: Hear from survivors about what professionals need to know to support others! Sign up now fflm.ac.uk/event/ifassu...

Thread: Between Nov 2022 and Nov 2024, IFAS obtained 294 online articles on strangulation. Through a content analysis of online article titles on strangulation, we embarked on a journey to better understand how strangulation is reported in the UK media. www.youtube.com/watch?si=EPg... 1/6

Our response on Govt plan to criminalise strangulation in porn. Increasingly young peoples sexual experiences are being informed by what they have viewed in pornography and this includes viewing acts of strangulation also referenced as “choking” within pornography. ifas.org.uk/we-respond-t...

IFAS #FREE lunch & learn webinars are back by popular demand. Sign up to interact with the latest research on #Strangulation. You can sign up to one, two or all three! Survivors of Strangulation: shorturl.at/EbT38 SARC Strangulation Cases: shorturl.at/TfPBX Clinical Guidelines: shorturl.at/84MU3

FREE webinar: Explore how data captured in SARC settings can support professionals understanding of strangulation across different victim/survivor groups including adult/ child victim/ survivors of sexual assault. #VAWG #Training #Clinical Sign up now! fflm.ac.uk/event/ifas-s...

'Often people say they experience a “euphoric” feeling during strangulation, but that feeling is your brain cells being damaged – and you can’t regenerate new ones. If strangulation happens frequently, you’re putting yourself at risk of nerve damage, stroke and even death.’ tinyurl.com/4edfamdf

This webinar will delve into our Reclaiming My Voice survivor project : ifas.org.uk/reclaiming-m.... Hear from survivors about the lived reality of being strangled and what professionals need to know to support others! #Webinar #Training #DomesticAbuse #VAWG Sign up now fflm.ac.uk/event/ifassu...

Thread: Last week our Research Officer Harriet Smailes spoke to @skynewsrss.bsky.social about exclusive data that we shared with them which shows that around 70% of non-fatal strangulation cases in the last year have been dropped due to issues with evidence. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSzE... 1/8

“It is clear that within books/ films strangulation is conveyed as something women desire, that it can be done safely & seriousness is connected to visible bruising, something research contradicts.” Our research analysing strangulation in UK media. ifas.org.uk/strangulatio...

Through the FOI process, we have obtained and analysed police data on strangulation and suffocation offences from June 2023 to June 2024. ifas.org.uk/police-data-...

As we mark 3 yrs of strangulation as a standalone offence we call on the Govt to give serious consideration to the growing evidence on the high-risk nature of strangulation & adequately fund organisations providing research, resources & frontline support in this area. ifas.org.uk/press-releas...

We are publishing research on strangulation in UK media. ifas.org.uk/strangulatio... We are launching findings through weekly reports. Sign up to our newsletter for alerts: shorturl.at/Vjayj Part 2 looks at existing literature on strangulation. Release date Friday. youtu.be/LEhjy_hBT24

We are publishing research on strangulation in UK media through analysing online article titles. We will be launching findings through 5 short weekly reports. Sign up to our newsletter to get an alert: shorturl.at/Vjayj Access Part 1 the Introduction & Methodology: ifas.org.uk/strangulatio...

'Scenes showing strangulation would have required intimacy coordinators – rightly so – to protect actors. But what about the audience watching? Don’t we need to be protected from misinformation, misrepresentation & minimisation of what strangulation is & harm it causes?' metro.co.uk/2025/05/17/t...

IFAS in @metro.co.uk Survivors of strangulation are being let down when they turn on the TV. " Watching strangulation scenes on the big screen, I wonder how many producers, directors, or even actors have spoken to anyone who has experienced strangulation." metro.co.uk/2025/05/17/t...

Studies from across the world highlight that more than half of those who self-harm have experienced domestic abuse. Furthermore, rates of suicide in domestic violence and abuse perpetrators are also high. Crucial research to read this #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek. www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journal...

The Domestic Homicides & Suspected Victim Suicides 2022-2024 report revealed 262 deaths due to DA. For 2nd year running, suspected suicides overtook homicides. A reminder this #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek that more needs to be done to prevent deaths, especially suicides. ifas.org.uk/ifas-respond...

Woman’s Trust found 1 in 2 women are seeking mental health support over domestic abuse (DA). 1 in 5 women are taking time off work because of DA and 9 in 10 say it affects their performance at work. #MentalHealthAwareness www.standard.co.uk/news/health/...

Excited to be at the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine Annual Conference. If you are also there then please come and visit our stand! We would love to meet you.

The Institute For Addressing Strangulation have a #vacancy for a #Freelance Content Creator. 1 day a week, fully #remote, £200 day rate. Application deadline: 9am on 20th May 2025. #Flexibleworking #CreativeJobs #VAWG Find out more: ifas.org.uk/vacancy-free... #Communications #Media #Design #Job

“For frontline professionals to be able to respond appropriately, recognize dangerous situations that victims are in, hopefully, their immediate safety is addressed & their longer-term health and psychological needs are addressed.” Our CEO Bernie Ryan speak to LBC. www.lbc.co.uk/news/exclusi...

"I remember feeling a sort of shock thinking at this point, I'm not going to get out of this bedroom, he's actually going to kill me." Powerful account by Kerry on her experience of being strangled by her abuser. Account like this show why the work of IFAS is so vital news.sky.com/story/school...

Our CEO Bernie Ryan speaking to Sky News about risks of strangulation. "Our message is there is no safe way to strangle - the anatomy is the anatomy. Reduction in oxygen to the brain or blood flow will result in the same medical consequences, regardless of context." news.sky.com/story/school...

We have a vacancy for a #Freelance Content Creator. 1 day a week, full remote, £200 day rate. #Flexibleworking #CreativeJobs #VAWG #PartTime #WorkingMums Find out more: ifas.org.uk/vacancy-free...

Less than a week left to apply for our #Administrator/ Coordinator #Vacancy. Fixed term contract until 31st March 2026, #parttime 20 hours per week, salary £14,704.46 (pro rata). #RemoteWork #VAWG #Hiring #Admin Application deadline: 9am on Monday 12th May 2025 ifas.org.uk/vacancy-ifas...

Have you signed up to our newsletter yet? We provide insights, research and news on #Strangulation. Read the latest edition and sign up NOW! shorturl.at/t9Eds

IFAS has a vacancy for an #Administrator/ Coordinator. Application deadline: 9am on Monday 12th May 2025 Please share far and wide! #RemoteWork #Job #Vacancy #VAWG #Hiring #Admin ifas.org.uk/vacancy-ifas...

What do we know about strangulation in the UK? Access our rapid read which provides an overview of the latest data and statistics on strangulation in the UK, and how IFAS aims to address gaps in knowledge & inform best practice. ifas.org.uk/uk-prevalenc...

IFAS has a vacancy for an #Administrator/ Coordinator. Fixed term contract until 31st March 2026, #parttime 20 hours per week, salary £14,704.46 (pro rata). #RemoteWork #Job #Vacancy #VAWG #Hiring #Admin Application deadline: 9am on Monday 12th May 2025 Find out more: ifas.org.uk/vacancy-ifas...