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Non-fatal strangulation set to become criminal offence in England and Wales after sustained campaigning from activists, victims and their families. Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland (RCTN) welcomes the Lord Chancellor’s announcement of this new stand-alone offence, which the evidence shows, often leads to murder. Non-fatal strangulation was originally formulated by [...]
Friday 29th January 11am – 2pm. Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland have worked alongside Mindful Therapies and women survivors of sexual violence to create a Trauma Informed Mindfulness Toolkit. These Mindful practices can be used to help with; grounding after flashbacks, self-care and self-compassion, overwhelming anger and connecting the body and mind. Within this [...]
PART-TIME COUNSELLOR WORKER (TYNESIDE) Funded for 6 months from start date Part Time 28.5 hours Pro rata is £ 10398 NJC pt 23 We require an experienced female counsellor to join our growing counselling service. You must have experience of working with women and girls 13+ who are survivors of any [...]
OLDER WOMEN DEVELOPMENT WORKER (TYNESIDE) Funded until 31/03/21 – depending on start date Part Time 21 hours £ £14,356 NJC pt 20 We require a woman with excellent partnership-working, training and coordination skills to develop a multi-agency ‘sexual violence against older women’ initiative across Gateshead including Tyneside and Northumberland more broadly. [...]
We are sad to announce that our Camp Vamps Fundraising Gig at The Cumberland Arms this Saturday (21st march) is postponed due to the developing situation with Corona Virus. We will be in touch with those who purchased tickets to arrange reimbursements. Please do make sure you are following us across [...]
Sexual Violence Against Older Women Project conclusion & ways forward With Networking Event Wednesday 4th March 2020 10am - 12noon The Beacon, West Road, Newcastle upon Tyne As the SVAOW project will conclude in March 2020, we would like to invite you to join us to hear how the project [...]
The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual International campaign that kicks off on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10th December, Human Rights Day. The Violence Against Women and Girls services and organisations from across Newcastle work together to provide support [...]
Sexual Violence Against Older Women Project Training for Third Sector Agencies For organisations in Northumberland, this training will occur on the morning of Thursday 7th November 2019. For organisations in Tyneside, this training will occur on the morning of 21st November 2019. As part of the Sexual Violence Against Older Women’s (SVAOW) project funded [...]
We have 3 Group Work opportunities in Autumn/Winter 2019. To find out more email enquiries@rctn.org.uk or call 0191 222 0272. DIGITAL EMPOWERMENT GROUP: 3rd Oct - 21st Nov 2019 (Thurs 5.30-7.30pm) Would you like to improve your confidence, learn digital skills and create anonymous messages for other women about your journey and the support you [...]
