Forced Marriage and Honour Based Abuse

Key Message to go alongside the Fixers Film

Calderdale young people have written, directed and produced a short film alongside

Fixers and supported by the Council’s Young People’s Service Voice and Influence

Team. The film is about experiences of forced marriage and honour based abuse

and is available here.

The film is a valuable resource for professionals working with children and young

people in any setting to raise awareness about the issue and where to get help. The

following message and resources should be used alongside the film.

A forced marriage is a crime. In an emergency call the Police on 999.

A forced marriage is where one or both people do not or cannot consent to the

marriage and some pressure or abuse is used.

Sometimes there will only be one chance to help a person facing forced

marriage.

Both females and males can be forced to marry

It happens here in the UK as well as abroad

Duress and forced marriage cannot be justified on religious or cultural grounds

Young people and their peers should know they are not alone and there are ways

of getting confidential help and advice. Call Karma Nirvana Confidential

helpline: 0800 5999247 open 9am-5pm Monday to Friday for anybody to access

emotional/practical support

Professionals should be aware of the Forced marriage and Honour Based Abuse

Safeguard Guides with useful referral and contact information

Safeguard Guide No 5 Honour Based Violence

Safeguard Guide No 6 Forced Marriage .

Please display the poster below in an area visible to children, young people and

parents.