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YWCA is the leading charity working with the most disadvantaged young women in England and Wales.
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Image for: Young women's film tells Christmas clubbers to keep safe Tuesday, 8 December 2009 Young women's film tells Christmas clubbers to keep safe YWCA West Kent's film screens in nightclubs

Image for: 'Together we can end violence against women and girls' 11 March 2009 'Together we can end violence against women and girls'

YWCA welcomes the launch of the consultation paper ‘Together we can end violence against women and girls’.

Image for: Credit crunch reveals financial abuse 1 March 2009 Credit crunch reveals financial abuse

Disturbing evidence of young women being deprived of money by controlling partners has come to light in a recent survey on money and debt carried out by YWCA England & Wales. The charity fears this could accelerate if the economic crisis deepens.

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