Institute For Addressing Strangulation
@institutefas.bsky.social
IFAS works to increase awareness of risks associated with strangulation.
There is no safe way to strangle.
Website: ifas.org.uk
Info for victims: https://shorturl.at/RpdR8
There is no safe way to strangle.
Website: ifas.org.uk
Info for victims: https://shorturl.at/RpdR8
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This conference will be valuable for anyone working with #children and/or #young people across:
- #Education
- #Healthcare
- #Frontline support services
- Wider response to addressing #violence against women and girls #VAWG
#Strangulation #RHSE
Book now: ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
- #Education
- #Healthcare
- #Frontline support services
- Wider response to addressing #violence against women and girls #VAWG
#Strangulation #RHSE
Book now: ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
We are so excited to welcome Dame Nicole Jacobs to our conference on 18th November to hear her speak. Her support over the last 3 years has been invaluable!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j6d...
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Ticket cost: Standard rate: £180, Charity rate: £130.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j6d...
Check out our programme! ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
Ticket cost: Standard rate: £180, Charity rate: £130.
IFAS Conference- Children and Young People: Could strangulation be ‘choking’ future generations?
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October 24, 2025 at 8:34 AM
We are so excited to welcome Dame Nicole Jacobs to our conference on 18th November to hear her speak. Her support over the last 3 years has been invaluable!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j6d...
Check out our programme! ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
Ticket cost: Standard rate: £180, Charity rate: £130.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j6d...
Check out our programme! ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
Ticket cost: Standard rate: £180, Charity rate: £130.
Have you signed up to our conference yet?
Children and Young People: Could Strangulation Be ‘Choking’ Future Generations?
This is a valuable event for anyone working with children and young people affected by abuse, violence, or trauma.
Book your place: ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
Children and Young People: Could Strangulation Be ‘Choking’ Future Generations?
This is a valuable event for anyone working with children and young people affected by abuse, violence, or trauma.
Book your place: ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
October 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Have you signed up to our conference yet?
Children and Young People: Could Strangulation Be ‘Choking’ Future Generations?
This is a valuable event for anyone working with children and young people affected by abuse, violence, or trauma.
Book your place: ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
Children and Young People: Could Strangulation Be ‘Choking’ Future Generations?
This is a valuable event for anyone working with children and young people affected by abuse, violence, or trauma.
Book your place: ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
Excited to announce that Kate Brown, Chief Crown Prosecutor at CPS will be speaking at our conference Children and Young People: Could strangulation be ‘choking’ future generations?
Excited to hear from her as well as MP Jess Phillips
Book your place here! ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
Excited to hear from her as well as MP Jess Phillips
Book your place here! ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
October 10, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Excited to announce that Kate Brown, Chief Crown Prosecutor at CPS will be speaking at our conference Children and Young People: Could strangulation be ‘choking’ future generations?
Excited to hear from her as well as MP Jess Phillips
Book your place here! ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
Excited to hear from her as well as MP Jess Phillips
Book your place here! ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
Listen to our podcast with Sex Education Forum ahead of their session at our conference Children and Young People: Could strangulation be ‘choking’ future generations?
Book your place at the conference here: ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C357...
Book your place at the conference here: ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C357...
Podcast: How should we talk about strangulation with young people?
YouTube video by Institute For Addressing Strangulation
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October 8, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Listen to our podcast with Sex Education Forum ahead of their session at our conference Children and Young People: Could strangulation be ‘choking’ future generations?
Book your place at the conference here: ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C357...
Book your place at the conference here: ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C357...
Attend the FREE online interactive session developed with IFAS and explore new guidance on confidentiality and information sharing when treating adult strangulation patients.
Tuesday 14 Oct 2025, 17:30 — 18:30
Book your place here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/confidenti...
Tuesday 14 Oct 2025, 17:30 — 18:30
Book your place here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/confidenti...
Confidentiality and disclosure: supporting adult strangulation patients
This is an interactive session for Caldicott Guidance on confidentiality and information sharing in adult strangulation patient cases.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 30, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Attend the FREE online interactive session developed with IFAS and explore new guidance on confidentiality and information sharing when treating adult strangulation patients.
Tuesday 14 Oct 2025, 17:30 — 18:30
Book your place here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/confidenti...
Tuesday 14 Oct 2025, 17:30 — 18:30
Book your place here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/confidenti...
Please share our conference with any professionals working with young people/ children
We want as many professionals in the room as possible as we discuss how we can come together to address risks around strangulation.
Find out more: ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
View our updated agenda!
We want as many professionals in the room as possible as we discuss how we can come together to address risks around strangulation.
Find out more: ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
View our updated agenda!
September 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Please share our conference with any professionals working with young people/ children
We want as many professionals in the room as possible as we discuss how we can come together to address risks around strangulation.
Find out more: ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
View our updated agenda!
We want as many professionals in the room as possible as we discuss how we can come together to address risks around strangulation.
Find out more: ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
View our updated agenda!
In November we will come together to explore the impact of strangulation on children/ young people, ask urgent questions, share bold ideas & imagine a future where children are safe, heard & protected.
We hope to see you there! Make sure you have booked your place!
ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
We hope to see you there! Make sure you have booked your place!
ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
September 17, 2025 at 11:40 AM
In November we will come together to explore the impact of strangulation on children/ young people, ask urgent questions, share bold ideas & imagine a future where children are safe, heard & protected.
We hope to see you there! Make sure you have booked your place!
ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
We hope to see you there! Make sure you have booked your place!
ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
We will be hearing about the criminal justice response to strangulation & those impacted by strangulation.
Exploring how porn shapes young peoples perceptions & role of educators.
Launching EXCLUSIVE data on UK prevalence of strangulation in sex.
Book your place: ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
Exploring how porn shapes young peoples perceptions & role of educators.
Launching EXCLUSIVE data on UK prevalence of strangulation in sex.
Book your place: ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
September 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
We will be hearing about the criminal justice response to strangulation & those impacted by strangulation.
Exploring how porn shapes young peoples perceptions & role of educators.
Launching EXCLUSIVE data on UK prevalence of strangulation in sex.
Book your place: ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
Exploring how porn shapes young peoples perceptions & role of educators.
Launching EXCLUSIVE data on UK prevalence of strangulation in sex.
Book your place: ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
Have you booked your place? More than just a conference. It is a chance to create dialogue with those affected by strangulation, supporting victims/ survivors & those working with future generations to educate on risks of strangulation.
Book now ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
Charity/group discounts
Book now ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
Charity/group discounts
September 1, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Have you booked your place? More than just a conference. It is a chance to create dialogue with those affected by strangulation, supporting victims/ survivors & those working with future generations to educate on risks of strangulation.
Book now ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
Charity/group discounts
Book now ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
Charity/group discounts
We are excited to announce we will be releasing a monthly #podcast. Over the last four years IFAS have published numerous reports on strangulation within sexual/ domestic violence & sex.This expertise can now be accessed through podcasts! Sign up to our newsletter to get an alert shorturl.at/Hvj5C
September 1, 2025 at 10:35 AM
We are excited to announce we will be releasing a monthly #podcast. Over the last four years IFAS have published numerous reports on strangulation within sexual/ domestic violence & sex.This expertise can now be accessed through podcasts! Sign up to our newsletter to get an alert shorturl.at/Hvj5C
Our conference programme is published!
More additions to be added in due course... 👀
ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
More additions to be added in due course... 👀
ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
August 29, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Our conference programme is published!
More additions to be added in due course... 👀
ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
More additions to be added in due course... 👀
ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
Reposted by Institute For Addressing Strangulation
This conference will be valuable for anyone working with #children and/or #young people across:
- #Education
- #Healthcare
- #Frontline support services
- Wider response to addressing #violence against women and girls #VAWG
#Strangulation #RHSE
Book now: ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
- #Education
- #Healthcare
- #Frontline support services
- Wider response to addressing #violence against women and girls #VAWG
#Strangulation #RHSE
Book now: ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
August 19, 2025 at 11:42 AM
This conference will be valuable for anyone working with #children and/or #young people across:
- #Education
- #Healthcare
- #Frontline support services
- Wider response to addressing #violence against women and girls #VAWG
#Strangulation #RHSE
Book now: ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
- #Education
- #Healthcare
- #Frontline support services
- Wider response to addressing #violence against women and girls #VAWG
#Strangulation #RHSE
Book now: ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
This conference will be valuable for anyone working with #children and/or #young people across:
- #Education
- #Healthcare
- #Frontline support services
- Wider response to addressing #violence against women and girls #VAWG
#Strangulation #RHSE
Book now: ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
- #Education
- #Healthcare
- #Frontline support services
- Wider response to addressing #violence against women and girls #VAWG
#Strangulation #RHSE
Book now: ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
August 19, 2025 at 11:42 AM
This conference will be valuable for anyone working with #children and/or #young people across:
- #Education
- #Healthcare
- #Frontline support services
- Wider response to addressing #violence against women and girls #VAWG
#Strangulation #RHSE
Book now: ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
- #Education
- #Healthcare
- #Frontline support services
- Wider response to addressing #violence against women and girls #VAWG
#Strangulation #RHSE
Book now: ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
Research by Refuge looking at domestic abuse amongst young women & girls.
- 49% said perp threatened to harm them.
- 35% said perp threatened to kill them.
-62% of 16-25yr olds surveyed who reported physical violence, half said they were strangled or suffocated.
news.sky.com/story/distur...
- 49% said perp threatened to harm them.
- 35% said perp threatened to kill them.
-62% of 16-25yr olds surveyed who reported physical violence, half said they were strangled or suffocated.
news.sky.com/story/distur...
'Disturbing' rise in abusive teen relationships - the warning signs to watch out for
Exclusive data shared with Sky News by domestic abuse charity Refuge reveals a disturbing rise in incidents between April 2024 and March 2025.
news.sky.com
August 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Research by Refuge looking at domestic abuse amongst young women & girls.
- 49% said perp threatened to harm them.
- 35% said perp threatened to kill them.
-62% of 16-25yr olds surveyed who reported physical violence, half said they were strangled or suffocated.
news.sky.com/story/distur...
- 49% said perp threatened to harm them.
- 35% said perp threatened to kill them.
-62% of 16-25yr olds surveyed who reported physical violence, half said they were strangled or suffocated.
news.sky.com/story/distur...
Thank you for sharing @auroranewdawn.bsky.social!
These Guidelines are great also used alongside our victim information leaflet: ifas.org.uk/information-...
These Guidelines are great also used alongside our victim information leaflet: ifas.org.uk/information-...
August 6, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Thank you for sharing @auroranewdawn.bsky.social!
These Guidelines are great also used alongside our victim information leaflet: ifas.org.uk/information-...
These Guidelines are great also used alongside our victim information leaflet: ifas.org.uk/information-...
Research suggests that only ~50% of people who are strangled will have any visible injury to the neck or head.
Our updated information leaflet breaks down the signs and symptoms of strangulation, in the long term and short term, and dispels common myths.
📑 ifas.org.uk/information-...
Our updated information leaflet breaks down the signs and symptoms of strangulation, in the long term and short term, and dispels common myths.
📑 ifas.org.uk/information-...
Information leaflets for victims of strangulation - Institute for Addressing Strangulation
The Institute for Addressing Strangulation was established in 2022 following the introduction of new legislation on strangulation and suffocation as a stand-alone offence.
ifas.org.uk
August 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Research suggests that only ~50% of people who are strangled will have any visible injury to the neck or head.
Our updated information leaflet breaks down the signs and symptoms of strangulation, in the long term and short term, and dispels common myths.
📑 ifas.org.uk/information-...
Our updated information leaflet breaks down the signs and symptoms of strangulation, in the long term and short term, and dispels common myths.
📑 ifas.org.uk/information-...
Reposted by Institute For Addressing Strangulation
#nonfatalstrangulation laws work: significant causal drop in #intimatepartnerhomicide in US. NFS is edge of homicide, increases odds of being murdered 7-fold; this law stops perps in their tracks. @scottishgov.bsky.social, still debating, take note! @institutefas.bsky.social tinyurl.com/37dazh2h
Non-Fatal Strangulation Laws and Intimate Partner Homicides
Do non-fatal strangulation laws save lives? Non-fatal strangulation (NFS) is a common and dangerous form of intimate partner violence (IPV) and a predictor of h
papers.ssrn.com
July 29, 2025 at 7:35 AM
#nonfatalstrangulation laws work: significant causal drop in #intimatepartnerhomicide in US. NFS is edge of homicide, increases odds of being murdered 7-fold; this law stops perps in their tracks. @scottishgov.bsky.social, still debating, take note! @institutefas.bsky.social tinyurl.com/37dazh2h
Did you know that we currently have an early bird rate for our conference? 🐤🦆
This conference will be valuable for anyone working with children and/or young people across:
- education
- healthcare
- front line support services
- wider responses to addressing VAWG
ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
This conference will be valuable for anyone working with children and/or young people across:
- education
- healthcare
- front line support services
- wider responses to addressing VAWG
ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
IFAS Conference- Children and Young People: Could strangulation be 'choking' future generations? - Institute for Addressing Strangulation
The Institute for Addressing Strangulation presents our Autumn 2025 Conference. Date: Tuesday 18th November 2025 Venue: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Holiday Street, Birmingham, B1 1HH Conference timings: 9am-...
ifas.org.uk
July 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Did you know that we currently have an early bird rate for our conference? 🐤🦆
This conference will be valuable for anyone working with children and/or young people across:
- education
- healthcare
- front line support services
- wider responses to addressing VAWG
ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
This conference will be valuable for anyone working with children and/or young people across:
- education
- healthcare
- front line support services
- wider responses to addressing VAWG
ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
Thank you to @pegsupport.bsky.social for featuring us on their service shoutout this month!
For those who don't know about PEGS, they are an organisation supporting parents and professionals in relation to child to parent abuse.
💻https://www.pegsupport.co.uk/
For those who don't know about PEGS, they are an organisation supporting parents and professionals in relation to child to parent abuse.
💻https://www.pegsupport.co.uk/
This month’s service shoutout goes to @IFAS - @institutefas.bsky.social !
IFAS was founded in response to a significant shift in legislation in England and Wales in June 2022, when non-fatal strangulation was officially recognised as a standalone offence.
www.pegsupport.co.uk/the-institut...
IFAS was founded in response to a significant shift in legislation in England and Wales in June 2022, when non-fatal strangulation was officially recognised as a standalone offence.
www.pegsupport.co.uk/the-institut...
Service Shoutout: The Institute for Addressing Strangulation
PEGS is a social enterprise set up to support parents, carers and guardians who are experiencing Child to Parent Abuse (including those with adult offspring).
www.pegsupport.co.uk
July 24, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Thank you to @pegsupport.bsky.social for featuring us on their service shoutout this month!
For those who don't know about PEGS, they are an organisation supporting parents and professionals in relation to child to parent abuse.
💻https://www.pegsupport.co.uk/
For those who don't know about PEGS, they are an organisation supporting parents and professionals in relation to child to parent abuse.
💻https://www.pegsupport.co.uk/
There's still time to sign up to the last webinar in our summer series, focused on our Guidelines for clinical management of non-fatal strangulation in acute and emergency care services.
📅Tuesday 29th July
⏰1pm-2pm
🔗https://fflm.ac.uk/event/ifas-clinical-guidelines-webinar/
📅Tuesday 29th July
⏰1pm-2pm
🔗https://fflm.ac.uk/event/ifas-clinical-guidelines-webinar/
July 24, 2025 at 9:32 AM
There's still time to sign up to the last webinar in our summer series, focused on our Guidelines for clinical management of non-fatal strangulation in acute and emergency care services.
📅Tuesday 29th July
⏰1pm-2pm
🔗https://fflm.ac.uk/event/ifas-clinical-guidelines-webinar/
📅Tuesday 29th July
⏰1pm-2pm
🔗https://fflm.ac.uk/event/ifas-clinical-guidelines-webinar/
Don't miss out on our early bird rate. Available only for a few weeks! This conference will be valuable for anyone working with young people within:
- education
- healthcare
- front line support services
- wider response to addressing violence against women and girls
ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
- education
- healthcare
- front line support services
- wider response to addressing violence against women and girls
ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
July 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Don't miss out on our early bird rate. Available only for a few weeks! This conference will be valuable for anyone working with young people within:
- education
- healthcare
- front line support services
- wider response to addressing violence against women and girls
ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
- education
- healthcare
- front line support services
- wider response to addressing violence against women and girls
ifas.org.uk/ifas-confere...
Congratulations to @drivepartnership.bsky.social on this investment to continue and expand they work they are doing to intervene in high-risk, high-harm, and serial domestic abuse perpetration.
We look forward to continuing to work with Drive going forwards!
We look forward to continuing to work with Drive going forwards!
July 17, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Congratulations to @drivepartnership.bsky.social on this investment to continue and expand they work they are doing to intervene in high-risk, high-harm, and serial domestic abuse perpetration.
We look forward to continuing to work with Drive going forwards!
We look forward to continuing to work with Drive going forwards!
Great article by Anna Moore @theguardian.com on why there is no safe way to strangle. 'According to one piece of sobering research, it’s more dangerous than the torture known as waterboarding, because strangulation affects blood flow as well as airflow. '
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘There is no safe way to do it’: the rapid rise and horrifying risks of choking during sex
Now thought to be the second most common cause of stroke in women under 40, it can also lead to difficulty swallowing, incontinence, seizures, memory problems, depression, anxiety and miscarriage. How...
www.theguardian.com
July 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Great article by Anna Moore @theguardian.com on why there is no safe way to strangle. 'According to one piece of sobering research, it’s more dangerous than the torture known as waterboarding, because strangulation affects blood flow as well as airflow. '
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Join IFAS to explore the latest research and data on strangulation and what this tells us about the prevalence, experiences and understanding of strangulation within different contexts amongst young people.
#Conference #VAWG
Book your place here: fflm.ac.uk/event/ifas-c...
#Conference #VAWG
Book your place here: fflm.ac.uk/event/ifas-c...
July 7, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Join IFAS to explore the latest research and data on strangulation and what this tells us about the prevalence, experiences and understanding of strangulation within different contexts amongst young people.
#Conference #VAWG
Book your place here: fflm.ac.uk/event/ifas-c...
#Conference #VAWG
Book your place here: fflm.ac.uk/event/ifas-c...