David Cowsill

Forensic psychologist MSc. Area coordinator for older domestic abuse service. Accidentally blessed by drunk rabbi, former Bollywood movie star

[Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl]

🐹This #NationalPetMonth, let’s not underestimate the bond between a person and their pet; it can be the deciding factor in whether someone chooses to #stay or #leave. As practitioners, keeping this connection in mind is crucial when creating safety and support plans with our clients.

[Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl]

This Stalking Awareness Week, familiarise yourself with the ways technology can be used to stalk older people, including:
🔊Digital speakers: Devices that allow listening in or gathering personal information.
🚗 Modern cars: Records recent activity and offers live location.
📸 Doorbells/Cameras: tracking movement or conversations.
📱 Phones: Constant calls, messages, or hacking into personal information.
🤳 Tracking apps: Devices or apps that monitor location and activity.
📆 Online calendars: Used to track appointments, routines, and personal activities.
⌚️ Smartwatches: Monitoring location, movement, or health data.
🛜 Social media: Monitoring interactions or manipulating online presence.
🏡 Smart home devices: Tracking daily routines or movements within the home.
💰 Bank accounts: Monitoring financial activity and spending patterns.

For further advice and support, contact:
☎️ @live_life_safe 0808 802 0300
☎️ @LiveFearFree 0808 80 10 800

This footage is from ‘Do You See Me?’, a co-produced film with older LGBTQ+ victim-survivors. The full version is available on YouTube. Content note: descriptions of violence and abuse, suicidality, explicit language, mental health, sexual abuse.
https://t.co/PI1YlINT1Z

[Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl]

⚖️Yesterday, staff and students from the Law & Criminology department had the privilege of meeting Lady Justice Nicola Davies DBE, the new Chancellor of Aberystwyth University. A fantastic opportunity to engage with an inspiring leader—thank you for your time!

[Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿A great day attending the Powys Police and Crime Commissioner’s St David’s Day Conference, focusing on evidence-based policing & how research can shape the future of policing. 🌼Thank you to the speakers and @DPOPCC @DafyddLlywelyn

[Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Diwrnod gwych yn Gynhadledd Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Comisiynydd Heddlu a Throseddu Dyfed-Powys, gan ganolbwyntio ar blismona sy’n seiliedig ar dystiolaeth a sut y gall ymchwil siapio dyfodol plismona. 🌼Diolch i'r siaradwyr & @DPOPCC @DafyddLlywelyn

[Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl]

🎓 We’re based in the Law & Criminology Department at Aberystwyth University, where our research informs the service we provide to older people. Today, our Co-Director Rebecca Zerk shared this approach in a lecture, using Dewis Choice as an example of how research can drive meaningful change.

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🎉Dydd Sadwrn oedd Diwrnod Rhyngwladol y Menywod 🏆 Rydym yn dathlu ein Cyd-Gyfarwyddwr Rebecca Zerk, a gafodd Wobr Amlygu ym Mhrifysgol Aberystwyth, yn cydnabod ei hymchwil dylanwadol i gefnogi dioddefwyr hŷn sydd wedi goroesi cam-drin domestig. 👏Da iawn wir, Rebecca – yn llawn haeddiannol!

[Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl]

⚖️Cafodd staff a myfyrwyr adran y Gyfraith a Throseddeg y fraint o gwrdd â’r Foneddiges Ustus Nicola Davies DBE, Canghellor newydd Prifysgol Aberystwyth. Cyfle gwych i sgwrsio ag arweinydd ysbrydoledig – diolch am roi o’ch amser!

[Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl]

🎉 Honouring the strength & passion of the incredible women on our team! A special shoutout to Cara, Rebecca & Elize—your dedication inspires us daily.

💜 Your work shapes our team & changes lives.

✨ This International Women's day we celebrate women uplifting each other & breaking barriers.

[Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl]

🎉 On Saturday, it was International Women's Day. 🏆 We’re celebrating our Co-Director Rebecca Zerk, who received a Visibility Award at Aberystwyth University, recognising her impactful research supporting older victim-survivors of domestic abuse. 👏 A huge well done, Rebecca – so deserved!

[Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl]

🚨 Rhybudd cynnwys: cam-drin rhywiol
Mae siarad yn newid popeth. Ar Ddiwrnod Amser i Siarad, gadewch i ni greu mannau diogel ar gyfer datgeliadau a chymorth. Dysgwch sut y gallwn wrando ac ymateb trwy ddarllen ein cyhoeddiad newydd 📖 https://t.co/lD9g61hWA3 #NidYwnIawn

[Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl]

🚨 Content note: s*xual ab*se
Talking changes everything. On Time to Talk Day, let’s create safe spaces for disclosures and support. Learn how we can listen and respond by reading our new publication 📖 https://t.co/lD9g61hWA3 #ItsNotOK

[Aberystwyth University @AberUni]

More needs to be done to support older women who experience domestic abuse and sexual violence, according to our researchers.

🖱️ https://t.co/o5NjizEKfh

#ItsNotOk

[Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl]

📢 7:50 today! ☀️Tune in to @BBCRadioWales
Expert & Dewis Choice Co-Director Elize Freeman joins the conversation on the domestic abuse and sexual violence of older women. More needs to be done to break the silence and bring change. 
🎧Listen live: https://t.co/pRecOLFgEw

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🎙️ Y bore’ma gwnaethon ni siarad â @jamswilliams85 ar @BBCRadioWales am yr angen dybryd i fynd i’r afael â chamdriniaeth ddomestig a thrais rhywiol yn erbyn menywod hŷn. 
🌟 Peidiwch â cholli’r drafodaeth graff hon! 
🎧 Cewch wrando yma: 7.50 https://t.co/LVgOgUMxmp

[Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl]

🎙️This morning we spoke to @jamswilliams85 @BBCRadioWales the urgent need to address domestic ab*se and s*xual vi*lence towards older women.
🌟 Don't miss this insightful discussion!
🎧 Listen here at 07.50 https://t.co/LVgOgUMxmp

[Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl]

🎓Roedd @Choiceolderppl, o @AberLawCrim , @Prifysgol_Aber, yn falch o gymryd rhan yn Niwrnod Rhagflas Troseddeg i Uwchraddedigion. Cyflwynodd yr arbenigwr Elize Freeman ddarlith yn taflu goleuni ar brofiad dioddefwyr-oroeswyr LHDTC+ hŷn sef gwaith arloesol ein prosiect.

[Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl]

🎓@choiceolderppl, based in @AberUni @AberLawCrim, proudly took part in the Postgraduate Criminology Taster Day. Expert Elize Freeman delivered an insightful lecture on LGBTQ+ older victim-survivors the groundbreaking work of our project.

[Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl]

Luke Kendall, Domestic Abuse Consultant & DHR Chair: "I’m proud to have raised awareness & published research on suicide rates in high-risk perpetrator groups. Most of all, I value working with amazing colleagues to address abuse at its source, directly with those causing harm."

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Josh Roberts, a Knowledge Exchange & Engagement Worker, & Research Assistant for Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl, is proud to have contributed to the older male victim presentation in Iceland. He looks forward to exploring this under-studied area further in the future!