The Institute for Addressing Strangulation (IFAS) has today launched its new IFAS Strategy 2026-2029, setting out the change it seeks to achieve across policy, practice, education, research and public...

What becomes possible when evidence, lived experience and professional expertise come together — and what happens next? On 8 September, around 150 professionals, researchers, policymakers, practitione...

Non-fatal strangulation poses significant health risks, including strokes, nerve damage, and psychological harm. IFAS has collaborated with major Royal Colleges and associated professional groups to d...

“I am incredibly grateful to survivors for speaking up, for showing and emphasising what is not working well in the justice system.” For Professor Sonia Oreffice, survivors’ experiences are not separa...

The Institute for Addressing Strangulation (IFAS) is the UK’s centre of expertise on strangulation. Funded by the UK Home Office, IFAS is dedicated to increasing understanding of and improving the res...

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This is an interactive session for Caldicott Guidance on confidentiality and information sharing in adult strangulation patient cases.

Exclusive data shared with Sky News by domestic abuse charity Refuge reveals a disturbing rise in incidents between April 2024 and March 2025.

The Institute for Addressing Strangulation was established in 2022 following the introduction of new legislation on strangulation and suffocation as a stand-alone offence.

The Institute for Addressing Strangulation was established in 2022 following the introduction of new legislation on strangulation and suffocation as a stand-alone offence.

Do non-fatal strangulation laws save lives? Non-fatal strangulation (NFS) is a common and dangerous form of intimate partner violence (IPV) and a predictor of h

The Institute for Addressing Strangulation presents our Autumn 2025 Conference.  Date: Tuesday 18th November 2025 Venue: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Holiday Street, Birmingham, B1 1HH Conference timings: 9am-...

Now thought to be the second most common cause of stroke in women under 40, it can also lead to difficulty swallowing, incontinence, seizures, memory problems, depression, anxiety and miscarriage. How...

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YouTube video by Institute For Addressing Strangulation

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Embargoed until 12am on Saturday 7th June We requested data from the Home Office in 2023 pertaining to the number of strangulation and suffocation offences recorded by the police in the first year of ...