Friends Can Tell Episode Four. Two best friends share their experiences of supporting a friend through a toxic relationship. Sarah (21) explains the heartbreak and guilt she felt when a close friend became a ‘shell’ of herself due to abuse, while Labake (21) talks about the important listening role she played for a friend in a similar situation. Sarah and Labake also both reflect on relationships from the perspective of being Deaf, and how they are impacted by society’s prejudices and misunderstandings. Content warning: contains references to relationship abuse. Young people experience the hig ..read more

Friends Can Tell Episode Three. Two girls speak for the first time to share their experiences of supporting friends in toxic relationships. Zoya (16) and Fatima (16) discuss which adults they could really trust to help, and talk about the major impacts that family, school and faith had on their friends’ tough situations. Content warning: this conversation contains references to relationship abuse and self-harm. Young people experience the highest rates of relationship abuse of any age group. When they experience toxic behaviour, a close friend is the person that young people are most likely to ..read more

Friends Can Tell Episode Two. Olivia (21) and Sam (18) meet for the first time to tell their stories of having a close friend be threatened and abused by an older boyfriend. They chat about the lengths they went to in order to keep their friends safe, and how their friends, in turn, helped Olivia and Sam to escape some seriously toxic behaviour. Content warning: contains descriptions of relationship abuse and violence. Young people experience the highest rates of relationship abuse of any age group. When they experience toxic behaviour, a close friend is the person that young people are most l ..read more

Young people experience the highest rates of relationship abuse of any age group, and a close friend is who they are most likely to ask for help. This series features conversations about toxic relationships between young women who stepped up to support their friends. In Episode One, two young women who have never met before share their experiences of toxic relationships. Angie (25) discusses the abuse she faced, and how her friends helped her to leave. Rida (24) reflects on what she learned from her own painful mistakes when a series of her friends experienced controlling relationships. Conten ..read more

Friends Can Tell Episode Four. Two best friends share their experiences of supporting a friend through a toxic relationship. Sarah (21) explains the heartbreak and guilt she felt when a close friend became a ‘shell’ of herself due to abuse, while Labake (21) talks about the important listening role she played for a friend in a similar situation. Sarah and Labake also both reflect on relationships from the perspective of being Deaf, and how they are impacted by society’s prejudices and misunderstandings. Content warning: contains references to relationship abuse. Young people experience the hig ..read more

Friends Can Tell Episode Three. Two girls speak for the first time to share their experiences of supporting friends in toxic relationships. Zoya (16) and Fatima (16) discuss which adults they could really trust to help, and talk about the major impacts that family, school and faith had on their friends’ tough situations. Content warning: this conversation contains references to relationship abuse and self-harm. Young people experience the highest rates of relationship abuse of any age group. When they experience toxic behaviour, a close friend is the person that young people are most likely to ..read more

Friends Can Tell Episode Two. Olivia (21) and Sam (18) meet for the first time to tell their stories of having a close friend be threatened and abused by an older boyfriend. They chat about the lengths they went to in order to keep their friends safe, and how their friends, in turn, helped Olivia and Sam to escape some seriously toxic behaviour. Content warning: contains descriptions of relationship abuse and violence. Young people experience the highest rates of relationship abuse of any age group. When they experience toxic behaviour, a close friend is the person that young people are most l ..read more

Young people experience the highest rates of relationship abuse of any age group, and a close friend is who they are most likely to ask for help. This series features conversations about toxic relationships between young women who stepped up to support their friends. In Episode One, two young women who have never met before share their experiences of toxic relationships. Angie (25) discusses the abuse she faced, and how her friends helped her to leave. Rida (24) reflects on what she learned from her own painful mistakes when a series of her friends experienced controlling relationships. Conten ..read more