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We have been awarded a Tech vs Abuse grant which is jointly funded by Comic Relief, with Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and The Clothworkers Foundation. We are co-producing a digital product with young people who have experienced abuse. The product will be available to young people throughout the country to support them to recover from their experiences, help them rebuild their lives and address mental health issues.
We are currently at the discovery stage of the project and doing research into what support is available and what the current barriers are in accessing specialist support. We are looking at this both from the perspective of children, but also the professional they have contact with including teachers, social workers, health professionals, police and domestic abuse workers.
For more details and to complete the survey visit look on our New at AVA page on avaproject.org.uk

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We've added the two pieces from our Peer Researchers that have been featured on Irisi's blog series for #16DaysofAction to our website under the New at AVA section.
Naima talks about the impact of repeated failures by health care professionals who ignored sign of domestic violence.
Addasa talks about the devastating effect that DVA has had on her life and how vital healthcare professionals can be in terms of providing a basis for healing and recovery.

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We are so happy to share this blog series from IRISi which is running every day during the #16DaysofAction

These blogs have a committed focus on speaking to Experts by Experience and service users - allowing them to use their voices to speak their experiences and demand change.
Our Chief Executive wrote a piece for this series on the 27th November around how essential early identification is for the safety and recovery of a survivor.
All of the blogs are available on irisi.org within the News section.

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Listening to survivors is a priority for our work at AVA Project. This quote is from "Hand in Hand: Survivors of Multiple Disadvantage Discuss Service & Support" we published in 2018. The report was created by Peer Researchers, whose "empathy, expertise and experience has highlighted women's voices." All of our resources can be found on our website ava.project.org.uk

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As part of the 16 Days of Action we are hosting a free seminar around the theme of children and young people's experiences of gender-based violence. The seminar, hosted in London, will begin at 1pm with lunch, in London on the 29th of November: http://ow.ly/bzia50x9TSv

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Win FREE Training!

Have you attended a training with AVA in the past? Would you like to again, but this time for FREE?
If you fill out this survey we will enter you into a prize draw to win a free ticket for a future AVA training course of your choice.
This short survey asks you how the course you attended has help your professional development and skills in the long term: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/73YNS6K "I attended 'Trauma Informed Approaches' and I found it enlightening and useful. I have been able to use the knowledge I gained. It's enabled me to understand better how survivors may feel when talking with me about their experiences. I am really excited to learn more about how trauma impacts children and families on my next course." - Previous Winner

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