Home Partners Vera News Listening to Voices, Building Safer Relationships Insights from the VERA Project As part of the VERA project, which focuses on preventing situations of violence and fostering safer relationships among young people, we recently conducted interviews with family members, youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and professionals working in this field. These

Home Partners Vera News Sexuality and autism: how the VERA project helps young people build safe and informed relationships A new CERV DAPHNE programme is breaking ground in safeguarding young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) from sexual abuse. The two-years VERA project brings together international partners to co-create accessible, inclusive training using theatre-based methods

Home Partners News Sexuality and autism: how the VERA project helps young people build safe and informed relationships Young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and especially young women, are at muchhigher risk of experiencing sexual harassment and abuse compared to their neurotypical 1 peers.Research 2 shows they are up to four times more likely