"Your support makes all the difference. More than 40,000 women and girls go missing every year because of violence in a hidden crisis that must be tackled now, a leading charity has warned. Missing People said women and girls are then at extremely high risk of harm if they are missing, with an estimated 27,000 being victims of sexual assault, harassment or exploitation."
"Campaigners also warn that the government's strategy to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) in a decade does not go far enough, after the plan to deal with this national emergency was finally unveiled this week. Charities had written to safeguarding minister Jess Phillips earlier this year, calling for the strong links between VAWG and missing to be recognised as a means to prevent further harm in the strategy."
More than 40,000 women and girls go missing every year because of violence, and Missing People estimates around 27,000 of them are victims of sexual assault, harassment or exploitation. Campaigners warn that the government's plan to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) in a decade does not go far enough and urged recognition of strong links between VAWG and missing cases to prevent further harm. Charities contacted safeguarding minister Jess Phillips seeking those links to be addressed in strategy development. Some women describe abuse driving them to disappear, feeling trapped between jail, death, or going missing. A national news outlet seeks reader donations to fund reporters and keeps reporting free of paywalls.
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