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Dewis Choice

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Transforming the response to Domestic Abuse in later life. A co-produced initiative based at the Centre for Age, Gender & Social Justice, Aberystwyth University

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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🧠 What can #DomesticAbuse and the co-exist dementia look like? 💬Dewis Choice often work alongside practitioners and in Domestic Homicide Reviews to help answer this question. 💡That’s why Dewis Choice created this guide, to give clarity, confidence, and hope to those supporting older people...
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Sut olwg all fod ar #GamdriniaethDdomestig pan fo’n cyd-fynd â dementia? 💬Yn aml, bydd Dewis Choice yn cydweithio ag ymarferwyr ac mewn Adolygiadau ar Laddiad Domestig i hxelpu i ateb y cwestiwn hwn.
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Mae gwasanaethau'n meddwl mai dim ond prosiect ymchwil ydym ni. Mae ymchwilwyr yn meddwl mai dim ond gwasanaeth ydym ni. Yn y ffilm hon, cawn ddysgu mwy am ni, o gyd-gynhyrchu gwasanaeth arloesol gyda dioddefwyr-oroeswyr hŷn, i arwain ymchwil blaengar a hyfforddi dros 28,000 o weithwyr proffesiynol.
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Dysgwch am Dewis Choice
Ers 2015, mae Dewis Choice wedi bod yn gweithio i drawsnewid y ffordd y mae pobl hŷn sy'n profi cam-drin domestig yn cael eu clywed, eu cefnogi a'u grymuso. ...
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Practitioners think we're only a research project. Researchers think we're only a service. 🎬 In this 3‑minute film, discover the full story of Dewis Choice, from co‑producing a pioneering service with older victim-survivors to leading world‑first research and training more than 28,000 professional
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About Dewis Choice
Since 2015, Dewis Choice has been working to transform how older people experiencing domestic abuse are heard, supported, and empowered. In this film we find...
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Older people experiencing domestic abuse can face unique barriers to seeking support, yet their experiences are too often overlooked. We're working with Erosh to better understand how domestic abuse affects older people living in later life housing settings, and how housing providers are responding.
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🩺 Are you visiting the home of an older person? 👀You may notice worrying behaviours or hear disclosures of #DomesticAbuse, especially when supporting someone living with #dementia. ✅This Safety Plan offers practical guidance to help keep someone safe: dewischoice.org.uk/wp-content/u...
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🩺Ydych chi'n ymweld â chartref rhywun hŷn? Efallai y byddwch chi'n sylwi ar ymddygiadau sy’n peri pryder neu'n clywed sôn am Cam-DrinDomestig yn enwedig wrth gynorthwyo rhywun sy'n byw â dementia. Mae'r Cynllun Diogelwch yn helpu gadw rhywun ddiogel dewischoice.org.uk/wp-content/u...
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🧠 What is dementia? ❓ How does it affect someone experiencing domestic abuse? 💭What support is available and where can I signpost? 🎬 This short video explores these questions: www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6gD... #WorldAlzheimersMonth
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Dementia and Domestic Abuse
With dedicated funding from Comic Relief, Dewis Choice produced a short film to examine the co-existence of dementia and domestic abuse.Content trigger warni...
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Beth yw dementia? ❓ Sut mae’n effeithio ar rywun sy’n cael eu cam-drin yn ddomestig? 💭 Pa gymorth sydd ar gael a ble y gallaf gael fy nghyfeirio ato? 🎬 Mae'r ffilm hon yn archwilio'r cwestiynau hyn www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6gD...
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Dementia and Domestic Abuse
With dedicated funding from Comic Relief, Dewis Choice produced a short film to examine the co-existence of dementia and domestic abuse.Content trigger warni...
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
💡 This World Alzheimer’s Month, we're sharing this adapted Power and Control Wheel to help older people and practitioners recognise and understand abusive behaviours. 💬 Based on the experiences of more than 90 older victim-survivors supported by Dewis Choice: dewischoice.org.uk/wp-content/u...
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Yn ystod Mis Clefyd Alzheimer y Byd eleni, rhannwn Olwyn Grym a Rheolaeth sydd wedi'i gynllunio i helpu pobl hŷn ac ymarferwyr i adnabod a deall ymddygiadau cam-drin. 💬Wedi’i seilio ar brofiadau dros 90 o ddioddefwyr-oroeswyr hŷn a gefnogwyd gan Dewis Choice: dewischoice.org.uk/wp-content/u...
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🧠 Did you know dementia & domestic abuse can co-exist? As we mark World Alzheimer’s Month, we're sharing resources to raise awareness of the unique challenges faced by older victim-survivors living with dementia. 📗 Start with this d8e37de4-59e2-4abf-adbb-8b8334fe3110.filesusr.com/ugd/13d1c1_1...
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Wyddoch chi fod camdriniaeth ddomestig yn gallu mynd law yn llaw â dementia? Wrth i ni nodi Mis Clefyd Alzheimer y Byd y mis Medi yma, fe rannwn adnoddau i godi ymwybyddiaeth am yr heriau unigryw a wynebir gan oroeswyr a dioddefwyr hŷn sy’n byw â dementia. dewischoice.org.uk/wp-content/u...
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A great day with @pegsupport.bsky.social, sharing research insights, exchanging ideas, and learning together. Collaboration like this helps drive better outcomes for older people experiencing abuse. 👏
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Diwrnod gwych gyda @pegsupport.bsky.social, yn rhannu darganfyddiadau ymchwil, cyfnewid syniadau, a dysgu gyda'n gilydd. Mae cydweithredu fel hyn yn helpu i gyflawni canlyniadau gwell i bobl hŷn sy'n cael eu cam-drin. 👏
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
🐶 Dogs are more than companions, for older victim-survivors of domestic abuse, dogs can be an important source of support. The Cinnamon Trust cinnamon.org.uk help older people and their pets stay together by providing practical support when temporary accommodation or additional care is needed.
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
🎉 A day to celebrate our incredible team! Thank you for all your dedication, passion and kindness in improving the lives of older people experiencing domestic abuse. We are so lucky to work alongside such thoughtful and inspiring people. We had the best day spending time together.
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Diwrnod i ddathlu ein tîm anhygoel! Diolch am eich holl ymroddiad, angerdd a'ch caredigrwydd wrth wella bywydau pobl hŷn sy'n profi cam-drin domestig. Rydyn ni mor ffodus o gael gweithio ochr yn ochr ag unigolion sydd mor ystyriol ac ysbrydoledig. Cawsom ddiwrnod mor dda gyda'n gilydd
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Time for an update! 🎉28,000 practitioners trained ⭐️ 7,000 first practitioner guidance shared (link in comments) Thank you to everyone who has helped make these milestones possible and continues to support our mission to transform how older people experiencing domestic abuse are suppported.
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Diweddariad! ⭐️28,000 ymarferwyr a hyfforddwyd ⭐️Rhannwyd ein canllawiau i 7000 ymarferwyr (dolen yn y sylwadau) Diolch i bawb sydd wedi wneud y cerrig milltir hyn yn bosibl ac sy'n parhau i gefnogi ein cenhadaeth i drawsnewid y modd y mae pobl hŷn sy'n profi cam-drin domestig yn cael eu cefnogi.
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Emergency Alerts are designed to keep us safe. However, for someone experiencing domestic abuse, an alert on a hidden or monitored phone could increase risk. Technology can be used as part of coercive control, including monitoring phones, checking messages, restricting access and tracking location.
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
☀️ Great to welcome Louise Hughes, Safeguarding Lead at Age Cymru, to Dewis Choice at Aberystwyth University. It was a fantastic opportunity to share insights from our research, exchange ideas, and learn from one another as we continue working to improve outcomes for older people.
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Braf cael croesawu Louise Hughes, Arweinydd Diogelu Age Cymru, i Dewis Choice ym Mhrifysgol Aberystwyth. Roedd hi’n gyfle gwych i rannu agweddau o’n gwaith ymchwil, cyfnewid syniadau, a dysgu oddi wrth ein gilydd wrth i ni barhau i weithio am ganlyniadau gwell i bobl hŷn.
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Rhai uchafbwyntiau o’n hamser yn yr Eisteddfod yng nghwmni Cymru sy’n Ystyriol o Drawma! Diolch yn fawr iawn i bawb i wneud y digwyddiad mor gofiadwy! 🎉 Some highlights from our time with Trauma-Informed Wales at the Eisteddfod! A huge thank you to everyone who helped make the event so memorable!
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
🎉Today we've joined Trauma-Informed Wales at the Eisteddfod!  📍 We’re on stall 919-920, pop by and say hello.  🎨 Get involved in creative activities exploring what it means to be trauma-informed and how we can build a more trauma-informed Wales together.
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Heddiw rydym yn ymuno â Chymru sy’n Ystyriol o Drawma yn yr Eisteddfod!  📍 Ym mhabell 919-920, dewch i ddweud helô.  🎨 A ymuno mewn gweithgareddau creadigol i drin a thrafod beth yw ystyr bod yn ystyriol o drawma a sut y gallwn, gyda’n gilydd, greu Cymru sy’n fwy ystyriol o drawma.
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
🎉We're excited to be joining Trauma-Informed Wales this Friday at the Eisteddfod! 📍 Trauma Informed Wales will be at Stand 919-920 all week, and we'll be there on Friday, so come and say hello. 🎨 Get involved & how we can build a more trauma-informed Wales together. 💬
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Rydym yn falch iawn o gael ymuno â Chymru sy’n Ystyriol o Drawma, y dydd Gwener hwn yn yr Eisteddfod! 📍 Bydd Cymru sy’n Ystyriol o Drawma ym mhabell 919-920 drwy’r wythnos, a byddwn ni yno ddydd Gwener, felly dewch i ddweud helô.
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
🎙️ Studio day at IBERS Distance Learning! A big thank you to Jake for helping us bring our ideas to life as we develop new ways to support older people experiencing domestic abuse. David and Cara are making progress too – they're now only slightly terrified of the camera. 😅📸
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Diwrnod yn y stiwdio gyda Jake yn Dysgu o Bell IBERS! Diolch yn fawr i Jake am ein helpu i ddod â'n syniadau yn fyw wrth i ni ddatblygu ffyrdd newydd o gynorthwyo pobl hŷn sy'n dioddef cam-drin domestig. Mae David a Cara yn gwneud cynnydd hefyd - dim ond ychydig o ofn y camera sydd arnynt bellach!
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
🎓 We’re incredibly proud of our Co Director, Dr Rebecca Zerk, PhD, who has completed her PhD. ✍️ Dr Zerk’s thesis explored how older women seek help when experiencing intimate partner abuse or adult family abuse.
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🎓 Rydym yn falch iawn o’n Cyd-gyfarwyddwr, Dr Rebecca Zerk, sydd wedi cwblhau ei PhD. ✍️Yn ei thraethawd hir mae Dr Zerk yn edrych ar sut mae menywod hŷn yn ceisio cymorth pan fyddant yn profi cam-drin gan bartner agos neu gan aelod o’r teulu sy’n oedolyn.
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
We’re proud to work alongside brilliant partners supporting older people experiencing domestic abuse. 💜 Thank you Abi Petchey for sharing your reflections on our new films, highlighting how time, trust and small moments of connection can help start a change. 🎬 www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Rydym yn falch weithio ochr yn ochr â phartneriaid gwych sy'n cefnogi pobl hŷn sy'n dioddef cam-drin domestig. Diolch Abi Petchey am rannu sylwadau amdan ein ffilmiau newydd, sy’n dangos sut y gall amser, ymddiriedaeth ac ennyd o gysylltiad helpu i sbarduno newid. 🎬 www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
We’re proud to work alongside brilliant partners supporting older people experiencing domestic abuse. 💜 Thank you Michelle John, for sharing your reflections on our new films, highlighting how time, trust and small moments of connection can help start a change. 🎬 www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Rydym yn falch weithio ochr yn ochr â phartneriaid gwych sy'n cefnogi pobl hŷn sy'n dioddef cam-drin domestig. Diolch i Michelle John am rannu eu sylwadau, sy’n dangos sut y gall amser, ymddiriedaeth ac ennyd o gysylltiad helpu i sbarduno newid. 🎬Gwyliwch y ffilmiau www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
We’re proud to work alongside brilliant partners supporting older people experiencing domestic abuse. 💜 Thank you to Natalie Hancock, for sharing her reflections on our new films, highlighting how time, trust and small moments of connection can help start a change. 🎬 www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Rydym yn falch weithio ochr yn ochr â phartneriaid gwych sy'n cefnogi pobl hŷn sy'n dioddef cam-drin domestig.Diolch i Natalie Hancock am rannu eu sylwadau amdan ein ffilmiau, sy’n dangos sut y gall amser, ymddiriedaeth ac ennyd o gysylltiad helpu i sbarduno newid. 🎬 www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
We’re proud to work alongside brilliant partners supporting older people experiencing domestic abuse. 💜 Thank you to Dafydd Llywelyn, for sharing his reflections on our new films, highlighting how time, trust and small moments of connection can help start a change. 🎬 www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Rydym yn falch o weithio ochr yn ochr â phartneriaid gwych sy'n cefnogi pobl hŷn sy'n dioddef cam-drin domestig. 💜 Diolch i Dafydd Llywelyn am rannu eu sylwadau, sy’n dangos sut y gall amser, ymddiriedaeth ac ennyd o gysylltiad helpu i sbarduno newid. 🎬 Gwyliwch yma www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
We’re proud to work alongside brilliant partners supporting older people experiencing domestic abuse. 💜Thank you to Rosie Watson for sharing your reflections, highlighting how time, trust and small moments of connection can help start a change. 🎬 Watch the films here www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Rydym yn falch o weithio ochr yn ochr â phartneriaid gwych sy'n cefnogi pobl hŷn sy'n dioddef cam-drin domestig. Diolch i Rosie Watson am rannu eu sylwadau, sy’n dangos sut y gall amser, ymddiriedaeth ac ennyd o gysylltiad helpu i sbarduno newid. 🎬 Gwyliwch yma www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
We’re proud to work alongside brilliant partners supporting older people experiencing domestic abuse. 💜 Thank you to European Network for the Work with Perpetrators of Domestic Violence for sharing their reflections on our new films. 🎬 Watch the films here www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Rydym yn falch o weithio ochr yn ochr â phartneriaid gwych sy'n cefnogi pobl hŷn sy'n dioddef cam-drin domestig. 💜 Diolch i Rhwydwaith Ewropeaidd ar gyfer Gwaith gyda Chyflawnwyr Trais Domestig am rannu eu sylwadau amdan ein ffideos newydd: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
We’re proud to work alongside brilliant partners supporting older people experiencing domestic abuse. 💜 Thank you to Amanda Jones for sharing her reflections, highlighting how time, trust and small moments of connection can help start a change. 🎬 Watch the films here www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Rydym yn falch o weithio ochr yn ochr â phartneriaid gwych sy'n cefnogi pobl hŷn sy'n dioddef cam-drin domestig. 💜 Diolch i Amanda Jones am rannu eu sylwadau, sy’n dangos sut y gall amser, ymddiriedaeth ac ennyd o gysylltiad helpu i sbarduno newid. 🎬 www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
We’re proud to work alongside brilliant partners supporting older people experiencing domestic abuse. 💜 Thank you to Kirsty Jones, Victim Support for sharing her reflections, highlighting how time, trust and small moments of connection can help start a change. 🎬 www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Rydym yn falch o weithio ochr yn ochr â phartneriaid gwych sy'n cefnogi pobl hŷn sy'n dioddef cam-drin domestig. 💜 Diolch i Kirsty Jones am rannu eu sylwadau, sy’n dangos sut y gall amser, ymddiriedaeth ac ennyd o gysylltiad helpu i sbarduno newid. 🎬 www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
We’re proud to work alongside brilliant partners supporting older people experiencing domestic abuse. 💜 Thank you to Michelle Whelan, Calan DVS for sharing your reflections, highlighting how time, trust and small moments of connection can help start a change. 🎬 www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Dewis Choice @choiceolderppl.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Rydym yn falch o weithio ochr yn ochr â phartneriaid gwych sy'n cefnogi pobl hŷn sy'n dioddef cam-drin domestig. 💜 Diolch i Michelle Whelan, Calan DVS am rannu eu sylwadau, sy’n dangos sut y gall amser, ymddiriedaeth ac ennyd o gysylltiad helpu i sbarduno newid. 🎬 www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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