Changing Faces #VisibleHate Campaign

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No one should experience abuse, in person or online, because of how they look.
Appearance-related abuse has to end.
If you have a visible difference you don’t have to deal with these experiences alone.

#VisibleHate Research 2020
Changing Faces’ survey, conducted with SavantaComRes of over 1,000 people with a visible difference, such as a mark or scar, provides for the first time an accurate picture of how those with visible differences are affected by hate crime:

  • Seven in ten people have experienced negative behaviours because of their visible difference
  • Over a quarter (28%) of people with a visible difference have experienced a hate crime
  • Over 40% of people with a visible difference have had negative experiences online and one in ten say they are repeatedly harassed on social media.
  • Almost half (45%) of those who have experienced negative behaviours say they have lost confidence, over a third (35%) say they now feel anxious when they go out
  • Of those people with a visible difference that experienced a hate crime, about 70% did not report it

www.bit.ly/CFVisibleHateSocialMedia

If You Need Support
No one should experience abuse, in person, or online, because of how they look. If you need emotional support you can call 0300 012 0275 or visit Changing Faces website.

  • They offer confidential practical, emotional and psychological support to people with a visible difference
  • Learn more about what a hate crime is and how to report abuse if you or someone you know experiences #VisibleHate
  • Add your name to end #VisibleHate with Changing Faces

http://www.changingfaces.org.uk/VisibleHate