In this series of blogs, we expose some of the myths that surround sexual abuse and sexual violence. The series is part of National Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week. The aim is to highlight how damaging these...
From 25th November, UN day to eliminate violence against women and girls, to the 10th December, UN International Day of Human Rights, organisations across the world observe 16 days of activism. 16 days of activism is a global call...
To commemorate the UN day to eliminate violence against women and girls on 25th November, IDAS are holding a Candlelit Vigil at 6pm in St Helen’s Square, York. Members of the public are invited to light a candle, listen...
National Safeguarding Week, 17th to 21st October 2016, raising awareness of domestic abuse in York and North Yorkshire. National Safeguarding Week will be supported by City of York and North Yorkshire’s Safeguarding Children and Adults’ Safeguarding Boards together with...
Over 80 cyclists took part in the IDAS annual cycling event on Saturday 17th September raising thousands of pounds to fund services for children affected by domestic abuse in York and North Yorkshire. As many as 1 in 5...
On the 7th of July we were delighted to welcome two or our patrons, Rory Cowan, actor, and Joolz Denby, artist and writer, to visit our refuge in York. They met with staff to discuss our work and joined...
We were delighted to welcome two of our patrons, actor Rory Cowan and writer and artist, Joolz Denby, to York refuge yesterday. Both have been involved in fundraising to pay for urgent repairs to our garden in time for summer. ...
Following the recent awful events in West Yorkshire where there have been several murders of both women and children through domestic abuse, IDAS Director, Sarah Hill was invited on to BBC Look North to speak. She urged anyone living...
We are delighted that Joolz Denby has agreed to become a patron for IDAS. Joolz is an internationally famous writer, artist, recording and spoken-word artist. She is also an outspoken activist for women's rights and victims of abuse especially via...
On 10th December 2015, UN International Day of Human Rights, we launched a Thunderclap which sent a message of support to over 600,000 people on social media. We saw an immediate increase in visits to our website and significantly...
