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The National Office for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence.

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Welcome to this section of our website where you will find information on our latest news such as events, latest research, funding programmes and other information of interest to those working in the fields of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence.

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16/11/2016 Tánaiste launches major national awareness campaign on Domestic and Sexual Violence
Tánaiste launches major national awareness campaign on Domestic and Sexual Violence

16/09/2016 Tánaiste announces National Awareness Campaign as part of Second National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence 2016-2021
Tánaiste announces National Awareness Campaign as part of Second National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence 2016-2021

15/06/2016 Irish College of General Practitioners: - Domestic Violence During Pregnancy – GP Survey Report
This survey was conducted by the Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP) and funded by Cosc with input from the HSE as part of a project whose aim was to raise awareness and increase the recognition of domestic violence against women during pregnancy at primary care level.

14/06/2016 Monitoring structures under the Second National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
Following the launch of the Second National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence at the start of the year, structures to monitor progress of the strategy's implementation were put in place.

14/06/2016 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day was established by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA) in 2006 and was ratified by the United Nations in 2011.

14/06/2016 Establishment of the All Ireland Postgraduate Research Network (PRN) on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence.
Ireland’s first all of island Post-graduate Research Network (PRN) on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence has been initiated.

20/01/2016 Second National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence 2016-2021
Second National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence 2016-2021

20/01/2016 Minister Fitzgerald announces a new national awareness raising campaign allied to the Second National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
Minister Fitzgerald announces a new national awareness raising campaign allied to the Second National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence