FREEYOURMIND

Dear Younger Me, You didn’t deserve the guilt, the fear, the shame, the silencing of your voice that Domestic Abuse created. None of it was your fault and I know you used to wonder if things would ever feel safe again. 💜

It is incredibly sad when a religious leader abuses the influence and trust that women and girls placed in him, only to later assault them and threaten or manipulate them into keeping the abuse secret. #FreeYourMindCIC #ChildhoodDomesticAbuse #DomesticAbuse #VAWG #MentalHealth

In many cases, the family court system has caused more harm than good. Too often, mothers and children are treated as the problem instead of the real abusers. #FreeYourMindCIC #FamilyCourt #DomesticAbuse #ChildhoodDomesticAbuse

Our staff focus on trust, emotional safety, empowerment, and helping children rebuild self-esteem and identity after trauma. #FreeYourMindCIC #ChildhoodDomesticAbuse #DomesticAbuse #VAWG #MentalHealth #NonForProfit #CIC #Support #Therapy

Healing after domestic abuse is not just about surviving; it’s about learning to care for yourself again while supporting your child through their own healing journey. #FreeYourMindCIC #ParentingAfterTrauma #MentalHealth #ChildhoodDomesticAbuse #DomesticAbuse

Good riddance. Should have gotten 40 years minimum.

The news surrounding #DavidBarker have sparked important conversations around safeguarding, accountability, and the need for stronger vetting processes across all political parties. #FreeYourMindCIC #ChildhoodDomesticAbuse #DomesticAbuse #VAWG #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

All of us at Free Your Mind would like to thank @jessphillips for her hard work, dedication, and years of speaking up on issues affecting women and children. We wish her all the best moving forward. #FreeYourMindCIC #ChildhoodDomesticAbuse #DomesticAbuse #VAWG #JessPhillips

This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, we want to highlight that many children experiencing domestic abuse at home don’t know what to do, who to talk to, or how to make sense of what they are seeing and feeling. Please email us: info@freeyourmindcic.com #FreeYourMindCIC

Children living with both abuse and communication barriers are often some of the most unseen. 💔 If you are in an abusive relationship or think you might be, please contact @signhealth Text: ONLY 07800 003421 Email: da@signhealth.org.uk #FreeYourMindCIC #DeafAwarenessWeek

Children who have experienced domestic abuse often carry emotions they can’t always explain; fear, confusion, or guilt. We provide a safe, supportive space where children can begin to process what they’ve been through. Email us: info@freeyourmindcic.com for more information.

We hope the new training and the work by the Police Service of Northern Ireland to improve their IT systems. Including introducing a technical solution to help officers consistently record when children are affected; will lead to meaningful change, and soon. #FreeYourMindCIC

It’s been 24 years since Enough was released; and sadly, its story still reflects the reality for so many families. The idea of “just walking away” from domestic abuse is often said so casually. 🥺💔 #FreeYourMindCIC #JenniferLopez #NationalWalkingMonth #ChildhoodDomesticAbuse

Getting your child to open up after experiencing domestic abuse can feel really difficult 💬 There’s no “right” way for them to express what they’ve been through and that’s okay. Reach out to learn how we can help. Email us at: info@freeyourmindcic.com #FreeYourMindCIC

Every April during Child Abuse Prevention Month, the same story gets told — but it’s only part of the story. #capm #childabusepreventionmonth #believeprotectdefend open.substack.com/pub/defendsurv…

Can we just take a second to really take this in? How on earth has it come to this? Where a man can performatively ‘admit’ to sex with a child on an international platform but then couch it as some form of reflection or responsible accountability exercise - whilst deliberately leaning on our terrible, useless, outdated sexual offences act and age of consent? This man was 30 years old, and at the height of his fame - when he made an active choice to have sex with a child. I would use much stronger language here but he’s deliberately leaning on our consent laws, that a 16 year old child can technically consent to sex - meaning that he could technically have ‘consensual sex’ with a school age child. His admission and his disgusting performative ‘progressive’ ‘reflection’ that he is ‘exploitative’ makes my effin skin crawl. If this is not a predator in full swing, I do not know what is. This man is admitting to sex with children and no one is going to do a thing about it. Absolutely atrocious. Our laws need urgently updating to ensure no adult can ever have technically consensual sex with a child. No adult should ever want that; and no child should ever be exposed to it. End.

In a recent interview, Charlize Theron spoke about the night in 1991 when her mother, Gerda, shot and killed her father after he violently threatened them while intoxicated. #FreeYourMindCIC #ChildhoodDomesticAbuse #DomesticAbuse #VAWG #MentalHealth #CharlizeTheron #Therapy

Our Research, Data & Training Officer has pulled together some really helpful resources to support conversations with young people about misogyny and online influencers. If you’ve had these chats at home, and it has worked for you; share your tips with us👇 #FreeYourMindCIC

The tragedies over the past few weeks have been deeply distressing, especially with graphic incidents being widely shared online and becoming part of everyday scrolling. It’s heartbreaking how desensitised people are becoming to such violence. #FreeYourMindCIC #DomesticAbuse