First Light

Support is available where you will be heard, believed, and supported. We offer a range of supportive services across various regions, including Devon, Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly, Swindon, Wiltshire, and across England & Wales. Visit: FirstLight.org.uk

Our research, Abuse from Online Dating: The Invisible Issue, shows that abuse linked to dating apps is common, normalised, and under reported. 🔗 Read the full report here: firstlight.org.uk/go/abuse-from-… This research was funded by the @Glos_OPCC #onlinedating #DigitalAbuse

@Giveitago1 @CarlEveCrime 👏

Congratulations to @CarlEveCrime He should win the top award every year for his vital community reporting of our local criminal justice system. Decades of experience gives us this calibre of reporting and insight, I’m so pleased he chooses to live here because let’s be honest his he could work for the nationals. @ReachPress you are like us, lucky to have him.

If you require urgent assistance during this Bank Holiday weekend, Please Call 24/7 helplines: 📞 National Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0808 2000 247 📞 National Rape Crisis Helpline: 0808 802 9999 Remember, if you are in immediate danger, please do not hesitate to call 999.

If you require urgent assistance during this Bank Holiday weekend, please reach out to the following 24/7 helplines: 📞 National Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0808 2000 247 Remember, if you are in immediate danger, please do not hesitate to call 999.

**Please note, some of our service will be closed during the Bank Holiday. (Monday 4th May 2026) All services will return to regular operating hours from Tuesday 5th May.

Online dating has become one of the most common ways people meet. But alongside the opportunities, a growing and often hidden landscape of harm is emerging. Join at 📅 Thursday 30 April 🕘 9:00–10:30am (online) 👉Register here: OnlineDatingAbuse.eventbrite.co.uk

Listening to children’s voices is vital if we’re serious about tackling sexual violence. Understanding their views helps shape prevention and education. That's why we're asking adults who care for young people to consider helping them fill in our survey: tinyurl.com/bd3fd26p

Plymouth's first integrated domestic abuse service launched on 1st April IDASP brings together @FirstLight, @Ahimsa, @Barnardos & @BridgesBOP to offer joined-up support for survivors, children and those seeking to change their behaviour 01752 429 736 | idasp.org

We are proud @FirstLightSW to have stood alongside so many organisations in the sector and colleagues in medicine, forensics and policing as we continue to ensure that victim-survivors receive the best, safest support possible @RapeCrisisEandW

Please take a moment if you can to share your feedback on our good friends @CASS_PLUS

Hugely important announcement today..... The National Police Chiefs’ Council (@PoliceChiefs) has issued a clear national position warning against the use of self‑swab rape kits firstlight.org.uk/news_and_stori…

Great to attend Authoring Our Own Stories with young peer researchers presenting their findings on #VAWG directly to decision-makers, in the civic chamber Youth voice isn't a box to tick. It should be shaping how we design services #Plymouth #YouthVoice

As a domestic abuse & sexual violence charity, we know that knife-related harm rarely happens in isolation it's often tangled up with coercive control, exploitation & trauma. This month is a chance for Plymouth to reflect, & act. Come see it outside the Guildhall #KnifeAngel

Shouldnt need to be said...yet here we are and we refuse to be silent that online harm is a serious subject worthy of far more attention for so many reasons What starts here often ends tragically...

We’re excited to announce the launch of our new Safe Spaces website. Safe Spaces supports people who have experienced abuse connected to: • The Church of England • The Catholic Church in England and Wales • The Church in Wales Learn more at: safespacesenglandandwales.org.uk

Harm doesnt disappear just because it happens behind a screen Whether its threats, stalking, harassment, or controlling behaviour, digital abuse has real‑world impact We need stronger protections, safer platforms & a culture that takes digital harm seriously #SaferInternetDay