Creating safer environments is a collective social responsibility. Workplaces, communities, and leaders all have a role to play in recognising the signs, supporting survivors, and fostering cultures where people feel safe to speak up.

#mentalhealth #supportingsurvivors #endabuse

Violence and abuse remain one of the leading drivers of mental ill health among women and girls worldwide. The impact goes far beyond immediate harm, affecting confidence, opportunities, and long-term wellbeing.

#mentalhealth #supportingsurvivors #endabuse

AI fuels surge in child abuse content, new report finds AI-generated content is more explicit, extreme and complex than other types of child pornography that have been seen in the past, says the Internet Watch Foundation.

We're disappointed in the failure of #EU lawmakers to extend rules for the detection of child sexual abuse material (#CSAM) in private online chats >>

www.euronews.com/next/2026/03...

#OnlineSafety #ChildSafety #SupportingSurvivors

After 30 years with Waterford Rape & Sexual Abuse Centre (16 as manager) & after 2 terms as Chair of our Board, Anne Scully is retiring. We wish her a happy, healthy retirement after the many years she has dedicated to #SupportingSurvivors of #SexualViolence >>

www.wlrfm.com/podcasts/dei...

Call to Increase Compensation for Crime Victims | CICA Claims – GLP Solicitors Calls grow to increase compensation for crime victims for the first time in 30 years. Neil Sugarman of GLP Solicitors explains why CICA reform is long overdue.

We support #SupportingSurvivors and continue to push for meaningful #LegalReform. Our Consultant, Neil Sugarman, is among those calling for fairer compensation and better #AccessToJustice.

www.glplaw.com/2026/01/08/call-to-increase-compensation-for-crime-victims-for-first-time-in-30-years/

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X chatbot Grok deepfakes was predictable - AI 'nudify' tools must be banned THE Government could ban AI-nudification apps from social media by fast-tracking legislation that has already come before the Dail, it has been claimed. Malcolm Byrne, Chairman of the Oireachtas AI…

In an op-ed in today's @thesun.ie, our Executive Director calls for "robust, visible enforcement" of current laws in relation to AI & the sharing of non-consensual intimate images >>

thesun.ie/news/1634974...

#OnlineSafety #SexualViolence #SupportingSurvivors

Carlow Rape Crisis Centre marks its 30th anniversary - News - Carlow Nationalist Carlow Rape Crisis Centre marks its 30th anniversary - News - Carlow Nationalist

Carlow & South Leinster Rape Crisis Centre recently celebrated 30 years' providing essential services and support to survivors of #SexualViolence at their premises in Carlow town >>

www.carlow-nationalist.ie/news/carlow-...

#SupportingSurvivors #RapeCrisisHelp

A big SHOUT OUT to our donors who donated to our work in 2025! Your generosity helps us make a difference in our work #SupportingSurvivors of #SexualViolence across the island of Ireland.

>> www.rapecrisisireland.ie

#SexualViolencePrevention #SexualViolenceAwareness #RapeCrisisHelp

We are thrilled to see Matt Carthy TD's #SexualViolence Civil Protection Orders Bill supported in the Dáil and moving to the next stage.

Victims of #SexualViolence should not have to fear their abusers for the remainder of their lives.

#JusticeForSurvivors #SupportingSurvivors

November is #womenabusepreventionmonth and #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth 💜
This month, we reflect on the silent struggles faced by too many women. Abuse, in all its forms, can leave deep scars—visible and invisible.
#TogetherCounts #SupportingSurvivors #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth
#EndGBV

"It took years of getting the courage to tell ... Yet it only took weeks for it to be all dropped by the DPP, and I don't think that's fair ..."

A moving interview with 'Sarah', a survivor of #DSGBV, on @newstalkfm.bsky.social >>

link.goloudplayer.com/s/pGoN61eJERgn

#SupportingSurvivors

This October, we recognize Domestic Violence Awareness Month. We are committed to protecting and supporting victims of domestic violence. We are very proud that legislation our conference sponsored to temporarily remove firearms from accused defendants was recently enacted.
#SupportingSurvivors

Perpetrators of #SexualViolence can be anyone. They can come from any country, any social group & may be found in any setting.

More than 82% of perpetrators were known to survivors seeking counselling from our member #RapeCrisis centres in 2024

#FactsNotMyths #SupportingSurvivors

October is Domestic Abuse Awareness month. If you are experiencing domestic abuse or sexual violence, please ask for help. We will believe you. Text: 07800 003421
#DAVM #NotAlone #SupportingSurvivors

Supporting survivors isn’t just words, it’s listening, believing, and showing up. In this clip, I share ways to make a real difference in someone’s healing journey. 💛
🎧 Full episode out now — link in bio or listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Podbean.
#SupportingSurvivors #MentalHealth

We look forward to welcoming counsellors & psychotherapists from #RapeCrisis & #SexualViolence centres across Ireland to our Specialist Sexual Violence Training for Counsellors, which kicks off tomorrow!

#SexualViolenceAwareness #FactsNotMyths #SupportingSurvivors

Reports of child sexual abuse material surge to almost 28,000, new data reveals Almost 28,000 reports of child sexual abuse material linked to Ireland last year as experts warn of AI-driven exploitation

“AI is opening up a kind of nightmare world of deep fake porn and online grooming. It is an area that is so new to the vast majority of us, but it is really important to explore it and counteract it" >>

irishexaminer.com/news/courtan...

#CSA #SupportingSurvivors #FactsNotMyths

'What happens in my therapy is none of your business,' protesters tell politicians The Oireachtas Justice Committee is today examining a change to the law that would make it more difficult for therapy notes to be used as evidence in a court case.

'What I say to my counsellor is none of your business, and it’s certainly none of the business of the person who I believe harmed me,' #SexualViolence survivor Hazel Behan says outside Leinster House >>

www.thejournal.ie/counselling-...

#SupportingSurvivors

Are you LGBTQ+? Have you experienced #SexualViolence?

Or have you worked supporting an #LGBTQ sexual violence survivor?

If so, a DCU researcher would love to speak with you. To take part in her research, text the word “Research” to 083 193 7290.

#LGBT #SupportingSurvivors

WTAF is HAPPENING?!

First I find myself agreeing with MTG on releasing the #EpsteinFiles and #supportingsurvivors of sexual violence. Now, I’m agreeing with meat head Rogan?!?!

…what’s next, #trump will will follow the emoluments clause, show his taxes, and return all bribes received?!
#uspoli

‘What happened to me should never happen to you’: Campaign aims to combat online sex offences against children Latest figures show more than 2,000 sexual offences recorded against children in Northern Ireland last year

‘What happened to me should never happen to you’: Campaign aims to combat online sex offences against children >>

www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...

#ChildSexualAbuse #SexualViolence #SupportingSurvivors

A promotional graphic for the "Leading Together Partnership Breakfast 2025." The top half features a photo of a crowded breakfast event in a stylish venue, with attendees seated at round tables and a speaker presenting at a podium in front of a large screen. A circular sticker reads, "Tickets now available!" The bottom half of the graphic has text that reads: "You're invited to: Leading Together Partnership Breakfast 2025 – Raising Awareness & Leading a Movement. Thursday, October 23rd 2025. The Dalcy, 302 North Green Street, Chicago, IL." Decorative wave patterns frame the corners.

💜 Join us for The Network’s Leading Together Partnership Breakfast 2025 as we honor Domestic Violence Awareness Month & celebrate the passage of Karina’s Law.

📅 Oct 23 | 🕗 8–10AM
📍The Dalcy, Chicago
🎟️ Tickets: tinyurl.com/LTPB2025

#DVAM2025 #SupportingSurvivors #EndGBV

Govt departments ‘enhancing alcohol consumption’ through supports for drinks industry Lobby group calls for Health Minister to resist pressure to delay alcohol health information labelling

Delaying alcohol health information labelling is a blow for public health and a setback to tackling the scourge of alcohol-related harm, including #SexualViolence >>

www.imt.ie/news/govt-de...

#FactsNotMyths #SupportingSurvivors

Gardaí contacted over 950 times since school abuse appeal Gardaí have been contacted more than 950 times since their appeal last September relating to historical sexual abuse at schools run by religious orders.

Gardaí contacted over 950 times since last September's appeal relating to historical sexual abuse at schools run by religious orders >>

www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

#JusticeForSurvivors #FactsNotMyths #SupportingSurvivors

At CCASA, our unwavering dedication is to support all survivors. We achieve this by providing valuable survivor resources, extending membership opportunities, and fostering community engagement. Learn more at www.ccasa.org #SupportingSurvivors #CommunityCaring

Dáil hears call for 'strangulation porn' to be banned The Dáil has heard a call for so-called "strangulation porn" to be banned.

Dáil hears call for 'strangulation porn' to be banned.

"Such horrific depictions of extreme aggression effectively become our people's sex education," says Máire Devine TD

www.rte.ie/news/2025/07...

#FactsNotMyths #SupportingSurvivors

Young women are getting strokes and seizures — it's time to ban 'choking' porn Young women are presenting at A&E with strokes, seizures and brain injuries, because of sexual techniques men are learning from pornography. We have to act, writes Ruth Breslin

Rape Crisis Ireland fully agrees with Ruth Breslin's assertion in today's Irish Examiner that it is time to ban 'choking' porn >> www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

#SexualViolence #FactsNotMyths #SupportingSurvivors

Are you an LGBTQ+ person who has experienced #SexualViolence? Or have you worked supporting an #LGBTQ sexual violence survivor? If so, a DCU researcher would love to hear your perspective.

To take part, text the word “Research” to 083 193 7290.

#FactsNotMyths #SupportingSurvivors

Men who abuse women 'not only tolerated, they are celebrated', Dáil hears “We’ve created a society where there is such a pervasive sense of male violence against women that we’ve had to coin the phrase femicide to describe the epidemic,” Gary Gannon said.

Men's violence against women is a crisis for men to be part of solving, GaryGannon TD tells the Dáil.

“As men, we need to do more than shake our heads. We need to call it out when we see it, because to be silent is to be complicit" >>

jrnl.ie/6743329

#DSGBV #SexualViolence #SupportingSurvivors