The threat against women and girls is male perpetrators and a justice system (set up by men) which allows them to get away with it. Get back to me when anyone has done something about that issue. In the meantime standing in loving solidarity with my trans friends 🩵🩷🩵

Our commitment to compassion and inclusion remains at the heart of our work, and we continue to develop and strengthen services to meet the needs of every survivor. (3/3)

Refuge offers a range of specialist services that are accessible to trans women, including our helpline, community-based support, and some accommodation-based services. These are designed to provide safety, dignity, and tailored support to meet individual needs. (2/3)

Putting in place access and waiting time standards for mental health care is also essential.
Unless mental health waiting lists are treated equally to those for physical health, disparity will be entrenched in our NHS. The Government could do this today in order to rebalance our health care system.

The Government has an opportunity to take the steps needed to turn this around. It's committed to keep the Mental Health Investment Standard. But it must go further to ensure that mental health services get closer to a fairer share of NHS resources in the next #SpendingReview.

Now is not the time to take a step back on mental health. We do not believe that the government will deliver on its health and growth missions without a transformative mental health plan that improves the speed and quality of care and tackles the root of the country’s growing mental health needs.

These are both at the heart of mental health equality: vital to reduce the life expectancy gap faced by people with a mental illness, and to address racial injustice and disparity. We hope every ICB continues to prioritise these essential measures so that progress towards equality is sustained.