Female Genital Mutilation

Female Genital Mutilation is the practice, traditional in some cultures, of partially or totally removing the external genitalia of girls and young women for non-medical reasons.

Read more about FGM here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/female-genital-mutilation-resource-pack/female-genital-mutilation-resource-pack

Visit the government website here: https://www.gov.uk/female-genital-mutilation-help-advice

Visit Petal here: http://petals.coventry.ac.uk

The NSPCC has a Female Genital Mutilation helpline, available 8am-10pm Monday to Friday and 9am-6pm at the weekend. You can call then on 0800 028 3550. It’s free and you don’t have to say who you are.