Boots charges £28.25 for Levonelle emergency contraceptive and £26.75 for its own generic version Tesco now charges £13.50 for Levonelle, Superdrug £13.49 for a generic version Boots has refused to cut the cost, saying it fears criticism from those who oppose women using emergency contraception The Women’s Equality Party has joined forces with the British […]

A scheme to give women on low incomes free sanitary products has been launched in Aberdeen. The six-month pilot will run in seven areas of regeneration across the city, helping over 1,000 women who have been impacted by the benefit cap and who find basic sanitary products cost-prohibitive. The pilot will be run by Community […]

Teenagers are increasingly being pressured into anal sex – sometimes ‘coercive’ – according to disturbing research published in the British Medical Journal. Straight young people are now engaging in sex acts which are often dangerous, and sometimes ‘coercive’, after seeing certain types of hardcore pornography. Girls are said to be increasingly affected by the competition […]

The jury at the inquest of Sarah Reed, 32 have concluded unacceptable delays in psychiatric assessment and failures in care contributed to her death. She was found dead with a ligature round her neck on 11 January 2016, while a prisoner at HMP Holloway.

Agenda, the alliance for women and girls at risk, exists to ensure that women and girls at risk of abuse, poverty, poor mental health, addiction and homelessness get the support and protection they need. There is a growing body of evidence around place-based systems change. However, there is limited work which takes a gendered approach.

At this very exciting time of significant growth, The Angelou Centre is looking for a Treasurer and Management board member to join the existing team to ensure that the Angelou Centre carried out its purposes for the public benefit.  

Public Health England has published Child Sexual Exploitation: How public health can support prevention and intervention, an evidence summary and framework to support local public health leaders to prevent and intervene early in cases of child sexual exploitation in the UK.