Today (18 March) is stop child sexual exploitation awareness day- #saysomething.

​The Ministry of Justice has recently announced a settlement scheme to compensate former detainees of Medomsley Detention Centre in County Durham. The Centre inflicted ‘short, sharp, shock’ treatment on inmates throughout the 1960's until the 1990's, which many victims described as ‘tortuous’.

The risk of developing Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) in women who have experienced domestic abuse is twice the rate of those who have not experienced domestic abuse.

Natalie Marrison, Head of Abuse and Personal Injury at Ramsdens Solicitors, has featured in the Big Issue North where she gives her legal opinion on the Maggie Oliver and the Greater Manchester child sexual exploitation case.

Helen Thewlis, Head of Family Law and Natalie Marrison, Head of Abuse and Personal Injury, have featured in Todays Family Lawyer, where they discussed the training options available to solicitors to better help them support sexual and domestic abuse survivors.

​Natalie Marrison, Head of Abuse and Personal Injury at Ramsdens Solicitors, has featured in the​ Independent, where she provides a statement on abuse in sport.

Sexual abuse and Sexual Violence week runs nationally from 3rd February – 9th February 2020. Ramsdens Solicitors strive to support and assist victims of sexual abuse and violence by promoting empowerment via social media campaigns using the #ItsNotOk hashtag. Furthermore, our Abuse team specialise in conducting claims via Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) for victims of sexual abuse or violence.

The third annual national awareness week is scheduled to take place from the 3rd – 9th February 2020 across the UK.