MacTraff
@mactraff.bsky.social
Advocate for Child and Animal Cruelty. Experience within the Criminal Justice System. Believe and Support Survivors. Keep smiling is my motto ...CSE CSA DV No Porn/No Dm/NoLists Thank You.
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MacTraff
@mactraff.bsky.social
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Victims need understanding ..where there is disclosure.. respect.. trauma informed...understanding barriers in culture/language... No prejudice.... victim blaming.... minimising...and most of all...trauma informed practice with specialists if required.
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Eurochild is releasing a sub-report on #ChildProtection and preventing #FamilySeparation, drawing on insights from our 2025 flagship report.
The findings are clear: across Europe, strong legal commitments to protect family life often clash with policies that undermine prevention.
buff.ly/A0pUKN0
The findings are clear: across Europe, strong legal commitments to protect family life often clash with policies that undermine prevention.
buff.ly/A0pUKN0
December 1, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Eurochild is releasing a sub-report on #ChildProtection and preventing #FamilySeparation, drawing on insights from our 2025 flagship report.
The findings are clear: across Europe, strong legal commitments to protect family life often clash with policies that undermine prevention.
buff.ly/A0pUKN0
The findings are clear: across Europe, strong legal commitments to protect family life often clash with policies that undermine prevention.
buff.ly/A0pUKN0
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Help Your Child Find Their Voice – Naturally
1,500+ Printable PDF Pages That Build Communication Confidence
#kiddiespeak #printable
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1,500+ Printable PDF Pages That Build Communication Confidence
#kiddiespeak #printable
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These worksheets are 100% human, not AI-generated.
Help Your Child Find Their Voice – Naturally
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December 1, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Help Your Child Find Their Voice – Naturally
1,500+ Printable PDF Pages That Build Communication Confidence
#kiddiespeak #printable
kiddiespeak.com/products/all...
1,500+ Printable PDF Pages That Build Communication Confidence
#kiddiespeak #printable
kiddiespeak.com/products/all...
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Europol supports Germany and Switzerland in taking down 'Cryptomixer', seizing EUR 25 million in Bitcoin. This illicit mixing service facilitated money laundering of proceeds from a variety of criminal activities.
Details ➡️ www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/...
Details ➡️ www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/...
December 1, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Europol supports Germany and Switzerland in taking down 'Cryptomixer', seizing EUR 25 million in Bitcoin. This illicit mixing service facilitated money laundering of proceeds from a variety of criminal activities.
Details ➡️ www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/...
Details ➡️ www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/...
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We learned from a young age that stars can grant wishes 🌷 Whether this happens or not, our belief in it gives us the motivation to keep moving forward.
#life #AcademicSky #Science #SciComm
#life #AcademicSky #Science #SciComm
November 30, 2025 at 11:19 PM
We learned from a young age that stars can grant wishes 🌷 Whether this happens or not, our belief in it gives us the motivation to keep moving forward.
#life #AcademicSky #Science #SciComm
#life #AcademicSky #Science #SciComm
Just a Reminder: Shoutout 🌟
November 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Just a Reminder: Shoutout 🌟
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When an abuser controls the story, they don’t just rewrite the past — they rewrite how the world sees you and how you see yourself.
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When the Abuser Controls the Narrative and Everyone Believes It
Explore how abusers control the narrative and manipulate perceptions, undermining the truth and impacting victims profoundly.
shadowsofcontrol.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:31 AM
When an abuser controls the story, they don’t just rewrite the past — they rewrite how the world sees you and how you see yourself.
shadowsofcontrol.com/articl...
shadowsofcontrol.com/articl...
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🔎Want to understand the bigger picture behind fake toys and intellectual property crime?
🧸Read the 'Cheating the Toy World' report to see how counterfeit toys are driven by organised criminal networks and form part of a wider illicit economy in the EU: www.europol.europa.eu/publications...
🧸Read the 'Cheating the Toy World' report to see how counterfeit toys are driven by organised criminal networks and form part of a wider illicit economy in the EU: www.europol.europa.eu/publications...
Cheating the toy world – Operation LUDUS (2020-2025): Findings on the distribution and dangers of counterfeit toys | Europol
Operation LUDUS was initiated in 2020 in recognition of the need for coordinated actions to target an illegal market whose vast scale and cross-border nature suggest organised crime involvement, and t...
www.europol.europa.eu
November 27, 2025 at 10:04 AM
🔎Want to understand the bigger picture behind fake toys and intellectual property crime?
🧸Read the 'Cheating the Toy World' report to see how counterfeit toys are driven by organised criminal networks and form part of a wider illicit economy in the EU: www.europol.europa.eu/publications...
🧸Read the 'Cheating the Toy World' report to see how counterfeit toys are driven by organised criminal networks and form part of a wider illicit economy in the EU: www.europol.europa.eu/publications...
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🚨 Two major blows against human trafficking networks in November.
Europol supported operations in France and Spain, as well as Italy and Romania, leading to 29 arrests, safeguarding of victims, and seizure of criminal assets.
Details ➡️ www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/...
Europol supported operations in France and Spain, as well as Italy and Romania, leading to 29 arrests, safeguarding of victims, and seizure of criminal assets.
Details ➡️ www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/...
November 28, 2025 at 11:05 AM
🚨 Two major blows against human trafficking networks in November.
Europol supported operations in France and Spain, as well as Italy and Romania, leading to 29 arrests, safeguarding of victims, and seizure of criminal assets.
Details ➡️ www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/...
Europol supported operations in France and Spain, as well as Italy and Romania, leading to 29 arrests, safeguarding of victims, and seizure of criminal assets.
Details ➡️ www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/...
Happy Friday: Have a great weekend 🌟
November 28, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Happy Friday: Have a great weekend 🌟
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Emotional abuse doesn’t just hurt — it rewrites your sense of worth, making you believe you're never enough, no matter how hard you try.
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Why Survivors of Abuse Are Left Feeling They’re Never Enough
Uncover why survivors of domestic abuse often feel they are never enough, and the psychological control behind it.
shadowsofcontrol.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Emotional abuse doesn’t just hurt — it rewrites your sense of worth, making you believe you're never enough, no matter how hard you try.
shadowsofcontrol.com/articl...
shadowsofcontrol.com/articl...
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Join this online workshop on creating narratives with survivors of abuse snd trauma, on Dec 4th at 2.00 pm. With @theflyingchild.bsky.social and Dr Lucy Johnstone. #PTMF #PTMFramework
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/beyond-lab...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/beyond-lab...
Beyond Labels - creating narratives with survivors of trauma
A CSA survivor and clinical psychologist-led workshop introducing the Power Threat Meaning Framework, a hopeful alternative to diagnosis.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Join this online workshop on creating narratives with survivors of abuse snd trauma, on Dec 4th at 2.00 pm. With @theflyingchild.bsky.social and Dr Lucy Johnstone. #PTMF #PTMFramework
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/beyond-lab...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/beyond-lab...
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The 2025 theme of #16DaysOfActivism against gender-based violence is online abuse.
1 in 3 women experience gender-based violence in their lifetime.
16-58 % of women and girls face digital violence.
There is #NOexcuse for online abuse.
There is NO excuse for ANY abuse.
1 in 3 women experience gender-based violence in their lifetime.
16-58 % of women and girls face digital violence.
There is #NOexcuse for online abuse.
There is NO excuse for ANY abuse.
November 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The 2025 theme of #16DaysOfActivism against gender-based violence is online abuse.
1 in 3 women experience gender-based violence in their lifetime.
16-58 % of women and girls face digital violence.
There is #NOexcuse for online abuse.
There is NO excuse for ANY abuse.
1 in 3 women experience gender-based violence in their lifetime.
16-58 % of women and girls face digital violence.
There is #NOexcuse for online abuse.
There is NO excuse for ANY abuse.
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In two major operations, 26 countries coordinated by Europol, co-led by France, Spain, and Romania, have taken down producers and importers of counterfeit toys.
🧸Protect your children this holiday season by buying from reputable retailers.
Details ➡️ https://ow.ly/jzBm50Xywjr
🧸Protect your children this holiday season by buying from reputable retailers.
Details ➡️ https://ow.ly/jzBm50Xywjr
November 27, 2025 at 9:15 AM
In two major operations, 26 countries coordinated by Europol, co-led by France, Spain, and Romania, have taken down producers and importers of counterfeit toys.
🧸Protect your children this holiday season by buying from reputable retailers.
Details ➡️ https://ow.ly/jzBm50Xywjr
🧸Protect your children this holiday season by buying from reputable retailers.
Details ➡️ https://ow.ly/jzBm50Xywjr
Listening to [email protected]
Today is #WorldChildrensDay and this year's theme centers around listening to children and fulfilling their right to self expression, understanding their ideas for a better world, and including their priorities in our actions today.
www.wearepact.org/blog/youth-v...
www.wearepact.org/blog/youth-v...
November 27, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Listening to [email protected]
Guide for Children: "In Their Own Right "
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Actions to improve children & young people's safety from domestic, family and sexual violence" ⬇️
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Actions to improve children & young people's safety from domestic, family and sexual violence" ⬇️
November 27, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Guide for Children: "In Their Own Right "
(Anrows)
Actions to improve children & young people's safety from domestic, family and sexual violence" ⬇️
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Actions to improve children & young people's safety from domestic, family and sexual violence" ⬇️
New Eurochild Report: "Unequal Childhoods: Rights on paper should be rights in practice" ⬇️
New Eurochild report out today: 'Unequal Childhoods: Rights on paper should be rights in practice'. Based on data from 84 members in 36 countries, it reveals the real state of #ChildRights & #ChildPoverty in Europe. #WorldChildrensDay 👉 buff.ly/aKSWaOO
November 27, 2025 at 9:40 AM
New Eurochild Report: "Unequal Childhoods: Rights on paper should be rights in practice" ⬇️
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Excessive viewing of TikTok and Instagram Reels is damaging cognitive performance, according to this American Psychological Association study:
www.independent.co.uk/tech/tiktok-...
www.independent.co.uk/tech/tiktok-...
TikTok and Instagram usage leading to brain rot, says APA study
The more short-form content a person watches on social media, the poorer their cognitive performance, the study found
www.independent.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Excessive viewing of TikTok and Instagram Reels is damaging cognitive performance, according to this American Psychological Association study:
www.independent.co.uk/tech/tiktok-...
www.independent.co.uk/tech/tiktok-...
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Every ten minutes last year a woman somewhere in the world was killed by a person close to her, the United Nations has said, as it decried a lack of progress in the battle against femicide
One woman killed by someone close every ten minutes - UN
Every ten minutes last year a woman somewhere in the world was killed by a person close to her, the United Nations has said, as it decried a lack of progress in the battle against femicide.
www.rte.ie
November 25, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Every ten minutes last year a woman somewhere in the world was killed by a person close to her, the United Nations has said, as it decried a lack of progress in the battle against femicide
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Personalized kid #first #Christmas ornament featuring a cute #penguin carrying a present © ArianeC Illustrations-All rights reserved #seasonal #Holidays #homeaccent #decor 🎄 www.zazzle.com/penguin_hold...
November 25, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Personalized kid #first #Christmas ornament featuring a cute #penguin carrying a present © ArianeC Illustrations-All rights reserved #seasonal #Holidays #homeaccent #decor 🎄 www.zazzle.com/penguin_hold...
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Coercive control can look like:
🔸 Monitoring your phone, social media, or finances.
🔸 Making decisions without your input.
🔸 Controlling where you go or who you see.
🔸 Punishing you emotionally or physically if you step out of line.
If this feels familiar, you may be experiencing coercivecontrol
🔸 Monitoring your phone, social media, or finances.
🔸 Making decisions without your input.
🔸 Controlling where you go or who you see.
🔸 Punishing you emotionally or physically if you step out of line.
If this feels familiar, you may be experiencing coercivecontrol
November 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Coercive control can look like:
🔸 Monitoring your phone, social media, or finances.
🔸 Making decisions without your input.
🔸 Controlling where you go or who you see.
🔸 Punishing you emotionally or physically if you step out of line.
If this feels familiar, you may be experiencing coercivecontrol
🔸 Monitoring your phone, social media, or finances.
🔸 Making decisions without your input.
🔸 Controlling where you go or who you see.
🔸 Punishing you emotionally or physically if you step out of line.
If this feels familiar, you may be experiencing coercivecontrol
Wishing you All a Happy, Healthy and Peaceful Day/Week ahead.
Make sure to take some "Me" Time and take care of each other.
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Make sure to take some "Me" Time and take care of each other.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Wishing you All a Happy, Healthy and Peaceful Day/Week ahead.
Make sure to take some "Me" Time and take care of each other.
🌟😍🌟
Make sure to take some "Me" Time and take care of each other.
🌟😍🌟
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A new report from ECPAT UK and Missing People shows that more than 2,000 trafficked and/or unaccompanied children went missing from care in the UK in 2024. These children are at particularly high risk of exploitation and other types of harm when missing.
Read the story ➡️ tinyurl.com/bdz9bzwe
Read the story ➡️ tinyurl.com/bdz9bzwe
More then 2,000 trafficked children and lone child asylum seekers missing from UK councils’ care
Charities say vulnerable young people are being failed by local authorities, the police and central government
tinyurl.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:05 AM
A new report from ECPAT UK and Missing People shows that more than 2,000 trafficked and/or unaccompanied children went missing from care in the UK in 2024. These children are at particularly high risk of exploitation and other types of harm when missing.
Read the story ➡️ tinyurl.com/bdz9bzwe
Read the story ➡️ tinyurl.com/bdz9bzwe
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Myths that mute victims: Understanding and responding to harmful sex trafficking misconceptions
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Myths that mute victims: Understanding and responding to harmful sex trafficking misconceptions
Despite an estimated 4.8 million people being forced into the sex trade each year, surveys indicate just 4% of law enforcement personnel believe human trafficking is a problem in their community…
policinginsight.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Myths that mute victims: Understanding and responding to harmful sex trafficking misconceptions
policinginsight.com/feature/opin...
policinginsight.com/feature/opin...
"Weaving a Web of Belonging"
@drlisacherry.substack.com
@drlisacherry.substack.com
Oh my. It's here. The book cover! How beautiful is this? It took some time to develop but we got there and I think you'll agree, it's stunning!
Out in May!
Pre-order your copy here:
www.amazon.co.uk/Weaving-Web-...
Out in May!
Pre-order your copy here:
www.amazon.co.uk/Weaving-Web-...
November 23, 2025 at 11:26 AM
"Weaving a Web of Belonging"
@drlisacherry.substack.com
@drlisacherry.substack.com