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Institute For Addressing Strangulation @institutefas.bsky.social · 23h

Listen to our podcast with Sex Education Forum ahead of their session at our conference Children and Young People: Could strangulation be ‘choking’ future generations?

Book your place at the conference here: ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...

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Podcast: How should we talk about strangulation with young people?

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Institute For Addressing Strangulation @institutefas.bsky.social · 9d

Attend the FREE online interactive session developed with IFAS and explore new guidance on confidentiality and information sharing when treating adult strangulation patients.

Tuesday 14 Oct 2025, 17:30 — 18:30

Book your place here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/confidenti...

Confidentiality and disclosure: supporting adult strangulation patients

This is an interactive session for Caldicott Guidance on confidentiality and information sharing in adult strangulation patient cases.

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Institute For Addressing Strangulation @institutefas.bsky.social · 14d

Please share our conference with any professionals working with young people/ children

We want as many professionals in the room as possible as we discuss how we can come together to address risks around strangulation.

Find out more: ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...

View our updated agenda!

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Institute For Addressing Strangulation @institutefas.bsky.social · 21d

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!

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Institute For Addressing Strangulation @institutefas.bsky.social · Sep 3

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...

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Institute For Addressing Strangulation @institutefas.bsky.social · Sep 1

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

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Institute For Addressing Strangulation @institutefas.bsky.social · Sep 1

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

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Institute For Addressing Strangulation @institutefas.bsky.social · Aug 29

Our conference programme is published!

More additions to be added in due course... 👀

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Institute For Addressing Strangulation @institutefas.bsky.social · Aug 28

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Institute For Addressing Strangulation @institutefas.bsky.social · Aug 19

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...

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Institute For Addressing Strangulation @institutefas.bsky.social · Aug 19

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@womensaidni.bsky.social
@womensinstitute.bsky.social
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@domesticworkers.bsky.social
@ciarabergman.bsky.social
@gmrapecrisis.bsky.social

Institute For Addressing Strangulation @institutefas.bsky.social · Aug 19

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...

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Institute For Addressing Strangulation @institutefas.bsky.social · Aug 13

Sign up now to access the early bird rate: ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...

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Institute For Addressing Strangulation @institutefas.bsky.social · Aug 13

Our conference will explore how you can use your role to address and prevent the risks around strangulation, understand the different contexts strangulation is taking place amongst young people and network with other professionals to share best practice.

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Institute For Addressing Strangulation @institutefas.bsky.social · Aug 13

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.

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'Disturbing' rise in abusive teen relationships - the warning signs to watch out for

Exclusive data shared with Sky News by domestic abuse charity Refuge reveals a disturbing rise in incidents between April 2024 and March 2025.

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Institute For Addressing Strangulation @institutefas.bsky.social · Aug 6

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

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Institute For Addressing Strangulation @institutefas.bsky.social · Aug 6

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

Information leaflets for victims of strangulation - Institute for Addressing Strangulation

The Institute for Addressing Strangulation was established in 2022 following the introduction of new legislation on strangulation and suffocation as a stand-alone offence.

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Institute For Addressing Strangulation @institutefas.bsky.social · Aug 4

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-...

Information leaflets for victims of strangulation - Institute for Addressing Strangulation

The Institute for Addressing Strangulation was established in 2022 following the introduction of new legislation on strangulation and suffocation as a stand-alone offence.

ifas.org.uk

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Dr Helen Bichard @drbichard.bsky.social · Jul 29

#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

Non-Fatal Strangulation Laws and Intimate Partner Homicides

Do non-fatal strangulation laws save lives? Non-fatal strangulation (NFS) is a common and dangerous form of intimate partner violence (IPV) and a predictor of h

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Institute For Addressing Strangulation @institutefas.bsky.social · Jul 28

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

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IFAS Conference- Children and Young People: Could strangulation be 'choking' future generations? - Institute for Addressing Strangulation

The Institute for Addressing Strangulation presents our Autumn 2025 Conference. Date: Tuesday 18th November 2025 Venue: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Holiday Street, Birmingham, B1 1HH Conference timings: 9am-...

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Institute For Addressing Strangulation @institutefas.bsky.social · Jul 24

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/

PEGS @pegsupport.bsky.social · Jul 22

This month’s service shoutout goes to @IFAS - @institutefas.bsky.social !

IFAS was founded in response to a significant shift in legislation in England and Wales in June 2022, when non-fatal strangulation was officially recognised as a standalone offence.

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Service Shoutout: The Institute for Addressing Strangulation

PEGS is a social enterprise set up to support parents, carers and guardians who are experiencing Child to Parent Abuse (including those with adult offspring).

www.pegsupport.co.uk

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Institute For Addressing Strangulation @institutefas.bsky.social · Jul 24

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/

Institute For Addressing Strangulation @institutefas.bsky.social · Jul 22

Thank you so much for the shout out and for raising awareness of the work of IFAS and the risks around strangulation.

Institute For Addressing Strangulation @institutefas.bsky.social · Jul 22

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...

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