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Thank you to everyone who joined our #VAMHNWebinar yesterday! You can find the recording and additional resources on our webiste: https://t.co/kz0POQH5ol

[Violence Abuse and Mental Health Network @VAMHN]

🚨 June #VAMHNWebinar! 🚨 We’re joined by Dr. Emma Yapp (University of Bristol), presenting: ‘Normal trauma and abnormal diagnosis: The role of mental health evidence in sexual violence trials’ #Trauma #SexualViolence #MentalHealth #Justice

[Violence Abuse and Mental Health Network @VAMHN]

✅Key takeaways:
Mental health evidence always relevant
‘Freeze’ response as proof
Mental health unreliable
Mental health as ‘prism’ #VAMHNwebinar #SexualViolence #MentalHealth #Traums #Justice

[Violence Abuse and Mental Health Network @VAMHN]

📢 June #VAMHNwebinar
Join us on 18 June, 12–12:45pm for:
“Normal Trauma and Abnormal Diagnosis: The Role of Mental Health Evidence in Sexual Violence Trials”
with Dr Emma Yapp (University of Bristol)
Register here: https://t.co/R20fVxnrvI
#SexualViolence #Justice #MentalHealth

[Violence Abuse and Mental Health Network @VAMHN]

Thank you to everyone who joined our #VAMHNWebinartoday! We will be uploading the recording and additional resources to our website soon: https://t.co/SnR4tiRiol

[Violence Abuse and Mental Health Network @VAMHN]

✅Key takeaways:
Male survivors face complex, often overlooked mental health challenges
Male rape myths and cultural narratives have real impacts
Race, gender, and culture intersect to shape survivor experiences
Mental health and justice systems must improve responses

[Violence Abuse and Mental Health Network @VAMHN]

✅Key takeaways:
Male survivors face complex, often overlooked mental health challenges
Male rape myths and cultural narratives have real impacts
Race, gender, and culture intersect to shape survivor experiences
Mental health and justice systems must improve responses

[Violence Abuse and Mental Health Network @VAMHN]

🔍This talk will focus on:
1. Prevalence and challenges to recognition
2. Impacts of male rape myths
3. Barriers to disclosure and help seeking
4. Lived experiences of survivors
5. Implications for support and policy
#VAMHNWebinar #TraumaInformedCare

[Violence Abuse and Mental Health Network @VAMHN]

🚨 Live now at #VAMHNWebinar!🚨
We’re joined by Dr. Kenneth Widanaralalage (King’s College London), presenting:
‘Male Survivors of Sexual Violence — Silence, Myths, and Institutional Harm’
#MaleSurvivor #SexualViolence #MentalHealth #Justice

[Violence Abuse and Mental Health Network @VAMHN]

‘Going undercover’ to seek support
Distrust in systems
Need for culturally competent support
Regaining agency in a masculine frame
Male rape myths in the therapy room
Institutional harm and mistrust
#CulturalCompetence #MinoritisedVoices #TraumaInformed
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