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Dr Kim Detjen, LCSW
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Social Work Academic Tavistock & Portman NHS Trust/Academic at ARU & Uni of Greenwich/Associate for RiP NCB/PE & ASYE Assessor/Trainer/Consultant/Domestic Abuse/C&F SW/American in the UK
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Dr Kim Detjen, LCSW @drkimdetjenlcsw.bsky.social · Feb 21
Pleased to be one of the co-editors of this soecial issue on Domestic Abuse and Violence. Submission deadline has been extended to 9 April 2025! journals.sagepub.com/page/qsw/cal...
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Dr Kim Detjen, LCSW @drkimdetjenlcsw.bsky.social · Sep 6
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RFK Jr’s anti-science agenda will be catastrophic for the United States | Moustafa Bayoumi
The CDC – the federal agency in charge of protecting the health of Americans – is in shambles. And that is all thanks to one man
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European Conference on Domestic Violence 2025 @ecdv2025.bsky.social · Sep 3
John Devaney: The #ECDV2025 Conference has grown significantly, while the first conference held 500 delegates this one more than 1400
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Dr Kim Detjen, LCSW @drkimdetjenlcsw.bsky.social · Sep 3
ECDV has officially started. Looking forward to learning about the necessary research taking place across the globe working towards the eradication of violence against women. #ECDV2025
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European Conference on Domestic Violence 2025 @ecdv2025.bsky.social · Sep 3
Carmen Martinez Perza, Spanish Government Delegate Against Gender-Based Violence ends her talk: “The eradication of violence against women is not a utopia: it is a democratic obligation, an ethical imperative and a fundamental human right”
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Dr Kim Detjen, LCSW @drkimdetjenlcsw.bsky.social · Aug 29
It’s a packed programme and I’m excited to be a part of it! Looking forward to Barcelona and #ECDV2025
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European Conference on Domestic Violence 2025 @ecdv2025.bsky.social · Aug 25
Have you seen the programme for the European Conference on Domestic Violence? So many important sessions and speakers lined up. Looking forward to it! #ECDV2025 #EndDomesticViolence
Register now: ecdv2025.com/about
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jul 28
Domestic abuse and public violence: will the state now accept the two go hand in hand? | Joan Smith
Domestic abuse and public violence: will the state now accept the two go hand in hand? | Joan Smith
Many men arrested in disorder after the Southport murders had themselves been accused of attacking women. It’s high time police acted on these red flags, says author Joan Smith
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · Jul 27
Mullin: "In 2009 there was sweetheart plea deal that was made under the Obama administration with Epstein."

Tapper: "No, that's not right. It was 2008. The U.S. Attorney at the time was Alex Acosta. He was a Bush appointee He went on to become President Trump's Secretary of Labor."
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Dr Kim Detjen, LCSW @drkimdetjenlcsw.bsky.social · Jun 23
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Domestic abuse is ‘public health emergency’, experts say after critical NHS report
Exclusive: Analysis finds domestic abuse training for staff in England and Wales ‘sporadic and inconsistent’
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Dr Kim Detjen, LCSW @drkimdetjenlcsw.bsky.social · Jun 23
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Man charged with murder of charity worker in north London
Clifton George, 44, arrested after Annabel Rook found with stab wounds in Stoke Newington on Tuesday
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Dr Kim Detjen, LCSW @drkimdetjenlcsw.bsky.social · Jun 22
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The Windrush generations were proudly British. Yet immigrants are still fighting to be seen that way | Diane Abbott
This week’s Windrush Day reception at No 10 was joyous – but also a reminder of the ugliness behind the ‘island of strangers’ rhetoric, says Labour MP Diane Abbott
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Dr Kim Detjen, LCSW @drkimdetjenlcsw.bsky.social · Jun 20
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What it’s really like … to know I’m going to miss my Harvard graduation because of Trump’s travel ban
Like many other international students I have had my educational dreams suspended without reason – and learned plenty about racism and resilience
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Dr Kim Detjen, LCSW @drkimdetjenlcsw.bsky.social · Jun 18
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MPs vote to decriminalise abortion in step forward for reproductive rights
Amendment to crime and policing bill will change law to end prosecution of women who terminate pregnancies
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Dr Kim Detjen, LCSW @drkimdetjenlcsw.bsky.social · Jun 17
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The Guardian view on violence against women and girls: the grooming gangs inquiry should be part of a wider strategy | Editorial
Editorial: It is right to confront child sexual exploitation, but this week’s announcement comes against a backdrop of failure
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Dr Kim Detjen, LCSW @drkimdetjenlcsw.bsky.social · Jun 17
We went to see this on Sunday. A beautiful and emotional work of art. A reminder. A tribute. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
‘People weep in its presence’: how the UK Aids Memorial Quilt became one of our great works of art
It began as a simple act of remembrance, dedicated to those who lost their lives to AIDS. Now this ever-growing patchwork of gravestone-sized panels has taken on new meaning as one of the most signifi...
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Dr Kim Detjen, LCSW @drkimdetjenlcsw.bsky.social · Jun 16
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British women are being jailed under archaic abortion laws. MPs can act to end that this week | Frances Ryan
Women will really have the right to choose if politicians vote to revoke this Victorian-era legislation, writes Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
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Dr Kim Detjen, LCSW @drkimdetjenlcsw.bsky.social · Jun 3
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Online brothels, sex robots, simulated rape: AI is ushering in a new age of violence against women | Laura Bates
When social media first exploded, we missed our chance to protect women and girls. Now history is repeating itself, says Laura Bates of Everyday Sexism
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Dr Kim Detjen, LCSW @drkimdetjenlcsw.bsky.social · May 6
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‘The pain was worse than giving birth’: why are so many women separated from their babies in prison?
First they had to give birth in custody, then their babies were taken away. Sometimes they never got them back. Here’s what 29 women told the Lost Mothers Project
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · Apr 18
Jennifer Vasquez Sura, the wife of deported man Kilmar Abrego Garcia, said she was overwhelmed after seeing a photo of her husband alive in El Salvador.
Wife Of Man Wrongly Deported To El Salvador 'Won't Stop Fighting Until He Returns Home'
Jennifer Vasquez Sura, the wife of deported man Kilmar Abrego Garcia, said she was overwhelmed after seeing a photo of her husband alive in El Salvador.
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Dr Kim Detjen, LCSW @drkimdetjenlcsw.bsky.social · Apr 17
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‘The goal of a protest song is to make people feel strong and alive’: Ani DiFranco on Broadway, Fugazi and 30 years of activism
The singer-songwriter answers your questions about 90s gigs with Tori Amos, her ‘humbling’ run in Hadestown and keeping hope alive in the Trump era
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Dr Kim Detjen, LCSW @drkimdetjenlcsw.bsky.social · Apr 12
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US judge rules Mahmoud Khalil can be deported for his views
White House has claimed that Khalil’s ‘beliefs and associations’ are counter to US foreign policy interests
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Dr Kim Detjen, LCSW @drkimdetjenlcsw.bsky.social · Apr 8
Thanks Harry!
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Dr Kim Detjen, LCSW @drkimdetjenlcsw.bsky.social · Apr 8
Excited to say that my abstract has been accepted! I’ll be presenting my PhD research on child protection social work and domestic abuse at the European Conference on Domestic Violence in Barcelona in September!
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Dr Kim Detjen, LCSW @drkimdetjenlcsw.bsky.social · Apr 6
Just home from a few days of R&R in Crete. We did an excursion to various parts of the island one day. The other days we did very little. I even read a book in one day and I’ve not done that in a very long time. Just what we needed.
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Dr Kim Detjen, LCSW @drkimdetjenlcsw.bsky.social · Apr 5
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‘My father’s death saved my life’: director Steve McQueen on grief, gratitude and getting cancer
After his dad died at 67, the 12 Years a Slave film-maker knew it was only a matter of time before he would get prostate cancer, too. The disease kills 12,000 men a year in the UK – a disproportionate...
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Dr Kim Detjen, LCSW @drkimdetjenlcsw.bsky.social · Apr 2
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After months of surrender, the Democrats have finally stood up to Trump – thank you, Cory Booker | Emma Brockes
Watching the New Jersey senator hold court for 25 hours felt radical and cathartic, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
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Sen. Cory Booker @booker.senate.gov · Mar 31
I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
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