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Name: | Melody |
Age: | 19 |
Year of the Fix: | 2012 |
Location: | Bristol |
Campaign: | Stop domestic violence in young relationships |
I experienced domestic violence during my teens from my teenage boyfriend.
What started out as emotional abuse soon turned violent, and it was clear that I needed to speak out about my situation.
A lot of places I turned to helped, but it seemed not many young people properly understood what domestic violence is.
My Fix is to show exactly what counts as domestic violence. It can be anything from subtle emotional control, to full-blown violent episodes.
Through an interactive film which shows reconstructions of domestic violence, I hope to show young people – male or female – who feel they are in the same position to seek help immediately.
A youth centre in Bristol who have helped me through my project
Centre for Gender and Violence Research
Bristol University's Christine Barter appeared in my film and has supported my campaign
Since my Fixers project, my interactive film on domestic violence has been used by the following charities to teach people about domestic violence:
1) Co-ordinated Action Against Domestic Abuse - Bristol
3) Christine Barter - Research Fellow University of Bristol, School for Policy Studies and for NSPCC
Fixers
Hannah Baker
Jade Kingdom
Becky
Hannah Carter
Lauren Taylor
Shak & Natasha
Sam Barakat
Ethan Mcinally
Shano
Olivia G
Tilly and Bella
Fern Lulham
Hafsa Ur-Rehman
Chelsie Brown
Jack H
Kiki
'Ben'
Me and my friends want young people to know that calories aren't the enemy!
Alexandra Garrick
'Kate'