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Rape Crisis News Issue 12
Rape Crisis News Issue 12 is out now and is dedicated to a range of sexual violence prevention projects and initiatives across Scotland.
It's a vibrant and exciting time for Sexual Violence Prevention work in Scotland, which is being taken forward in a number of different ways with new and imaginative approaches challenging and changing the deep-rooted cultural elements which allow violence against women to thrive.
This issue includes perspectives from Sexual Violence Prevention Workers in two rape crisis centres, an account of work White Ribbon Scotland has been doing with men in Scottish prisons, research on young people's attitudes to sexualisation and porn culture, and a report from Rape Crisis Scotland's Sexual Violence Prevention Coordinator on the Walking The Tightrope conference.
Research into Deaf and disabled young people's experiences of Child Protection
The University of Edinburgh, led by Professor Julie Taylor, with partners from Strathclyde and Coventry Universities are undertaking a NSPCC funded research study exploring the experiences and views of maltreated deaf and/ or disabled children and young people about Child Protection Services.
This issue has not been explored from the perspective of deaf or disabled children and young people before in the UK, so it is hoped that the study will provide valuable lessons about how services can better protect and support them.
The research team will be interviewing deaf or disabled people over 11 years old from across the UK who have either experience of the child protection system, or who may have been abused but did not access services. Interviews will be made accessible according to the person's individual needs.
If you are a deaf and/or disable person who would like to tell your story about your experience of child protection services, you can find more information at www.childprotection.ed.ac.uk/public-information-participate-in-research/talking-about-child-protection where there are BSL video clips with voice-over.
Support to Report
The Support to Report Project is funded by the Scottish Government and offers 24 hour on-call advocacy support to women and men reporting rape in Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire.
Corroboration debate - please lobby your MSP
If you are passionate about making real change that could benefit survivors of sexual violence, please join Rape Crisis Scotland in our appeal to MSPs to support the proposal to remove the current requirement for corroboration in Scotland.
The Stage 1 debate on this issue will take place next Thursday (27th February) in the afternoon. By contacting your MSP in advance of the debate and asking him to represent your views, and the interests of survivors, you will be taking a valuable step towards helping survivors obtain the access justice to which many are currently denied.
You can find more information on this issue here and here.
Next Tuesday (25th February) Rape Crisis Scotland will publish a very detailed briefing responding to many of the key questions which have arisen in the course of the debate around this issue.
It's important that MSPs receive as many individual responses as possible, and if you're writing that you highlight why you think this issue is important and why it matters to you. You can also download a template letter for guidance here, and you can find out who your MSP is and how to contact her/him here.
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