Welcome back to the BJN podcast. In this episode, Sean Boyle (Editor, British Journal of Nursing) sits down with Doctor Claire Dosdale (Assistant Professor in Adult Nursing at Northumbria University) to explore why awareness of gendered violence is so vital for nursing practice, how it shows up differently across genders and communities, and the steps nurses can take to support disclosures, safeguard patients, and challenge violence wherever it occurs—including within their own professional environments.

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Links and organisations discussed in this episode:

National Organisations Supporting Survivors of Gendered Violence in the UK

General Domestic Abuse Support:

• National Domestic Abuse Helpline (run by Refuge)
• Phone: 0808 2000 247 (24/7 freephone)
• Website: https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk
• Main Refuge website: https://refuge.org.uk
• Women's Aid
• Website: https://womensaid.org.uk
• Email: [email protected]
• Welsh Women's Aid
• Phone: 0808 80 10 800 (Live Fear Free Helpline, 24/7)
• Website: https://welshwomensaid.org.uk

Sexual Violence Support:

• Rape Crisis England & Wales
• 24/7 Support Line: 0808 500 2222
• Website: https://rapecrisis.org.uk (search for regional centre)
• Support Line website: https://247sexualabusesupport.org.uk
• The Survivors Trust
• Website: https://www.thesurviverstrust.org

Support for Men:

• Respect Men's Advice Line
• Phone: 0808 801 0327
• Email: [email protected]
• Website: https://mensadviceline.org.uk and https://www.respect.org.uk
• Mankind Initiative
• Phone: 01823 334244
• Website: https://mankind.org.uk

LGBTQ+ Specific:

• Galop
• Phone: 0800 999 5428
• Email: [email protected]
• Website: https://www.galop.org.uk

Specific Forms of Violence:

• Karma Nirvana (Honour-based abuse and forced marriage)
• Phone: 0800 5999 247
• Website: https://karmanirvana.org.uk
• FORWARD (Female genital mutilation support)
• Website: https://www.forwarduk.org.uk

Children and Young People:

• NSPCC
• Childline: 0800 1111
• Website: https://www.nspcc.org.uk
• The Hideout (Women's Aid service for children)
• Website: https://thehideout.org.uk

General Victim Support:

• Victim Support
• Phone: 0808 1689 111
• Website: https://www.victimsupport.org.uk
• Provides support for all victims of crime including sexual violence

Workplace links:

• Sexual safety in healthcare: https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/sexual-safety-in-healthcare-organisational-charter/
• Surviving in Scrubs: https://www.survivinginscrubs.co.uk/
• Text: 1st Edition Supporting Survivors of Sexual Violence and Abuse: Approaches to Care for Health Professionals Click hereto buy
• CPD course (online) Supporting Survivors of Sexual Violence/Abuse Access here