Help us tackle gender-based violence

25 February 2016

Written by: Campaigns Team

Children and young people - Community Safety - News and announcements

Help us make sure Lambeth has the right services in place to meet the needs of people experiencing gender-based violence. We’re currently updating Lambeth’s Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy. We want to understand how well we are doing and what we can do to make our services better.

Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) is abuse that is targeted at women or girls because of their gender. It affects women and girls disproportionately, but men and boys can be abused too.VAWG includes:

domestic violence
sexual violence
forced marriage
‘honour-based’ violence
prostitution
trafficking for sexual exploitation
female genital mutilation

Lambeth works in partnership with a number of local organisations providing support to people experiencing gender-based violence.

We want to refresh our Safer Lambeth Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy, which was first launched in 2011 to provide a joined up response to those experiencing gender-based violence in all its forms.

If you have accessed Lambeth services, or if you are a professional who comes into contact with people experiencing VAWG, we would very much like to hear from you. The consultation ends on Thursday 14 April 2016 and we’ll use your feedback to update the strategy.

You can let us know your views by completing an online questionnaire. Paper copies of the questionnaire are also available on request using the contact details provided.

For more information

If you need help or advice because you are currently experiencing gender-based violence, you can contact the Gaia centre in Lambeth on 020 7733 8724 or email lambethvawg@refuge.org.uk.
To take part in the consultation visit www.lambeth.gov.uk/genderbasedviolence or call Freephone 0800 013 1497.

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2 Thoughts on “Help us tackle gender-based violence”

Donna says:

18 March 2016 at 8:38am

This is great. Thank you!
The courts need to recognise the impact of PTSD on victims of GBV and the impact it has on their ability to testify.
More visible advertising around Lambeth for support services. And a strong focus on letting survivors know that they will be believed and heard.
Education in schools about consent.
Support for the ‘he for she’ campaign.
Investment in mental illness services, especially for men
- Communications team says:
  
  18 March 2016 at 3:18pm
  
  Hi Donna, thanks for your views.
  Please feedback your comments to the consultation by completing the questionnaire at http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/consultations/consultation-on-the-safer-lambeth-violence-against-women-and-girls-strategy-2016

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