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Northern Ireland’s sectarian violence has faded, but the region still suffers from high rates of domestic and sexual violence. While addressing the root causes, Derry supports victims through adult education. Read the full article by Wif Stenger on the ELM website. Author: Wif Stenger Photo: Visit Derry.

The Executive Office published “Ending Violence Against Women and Girls: Experiences and Attitudes of 16 year olds in Northern Ireland in 2024”. Click HERE to view related article.

Research by Rosalyn Millar, NINE DTP PhD Candidate, School of Psychology, Queen’s University Belfast. The first article exploring the impact of post-separation domestic abuse on children is now published in the Journal of Family Violence. Click HERE to view related article.

Hourglass teamed up with independent researcher Amanda Warburton-Wynn to publish her new research which reveals there were 274 allegations of staff sexually assaulting older patients recorded in just three years. The research, which is available to read in full on the Hourglass website, follows a study produced in 2021, inspired by the case of Valerie Kneale who passed away due …

Northern Ireland’s peace process has brought substantial gains. Political violence has dramatically reduced, and economic and social development has progressed. We can easily assume that this means that peace has been secured and is experienced by everyone. However, paramilitarism remains, and not just as we might assume, as a residual hangover from the Troubles. The …

Victims of non-fatal strangulation will only report it if they are convinced that they will be taken seriously and protected, a seminar in Derry heard on 24th November 2023.  

Official opening of Foyle Family Justice Centre Friday 2nd September 2022 9:30am – 1pm The Guidhall