1.3K views · 34 reactions | This Month is Strangulation Awareness Month  To help raise awareness, we’ll be sharing past Facebook Live sessions covering a variety of topics. Today, we’re featuring our session on "Top 20 questions to Ask" with Joe Bianco. Watch now! | Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention | Facebook

Strangulation is when external pressure is applied to neck, also referred to as ‘choking’ Strangulation is not choking, not like choking on food, it’s pressure on the blood vessels and windpipe that limits the blood and oxygen to the brain. Any pressure applied to the neck can cause issues. Even within the context of consensual safe sex, there is no safe way to strangle. If you’d like to learn more about strangulation, go to wahimarie.org.nz Wāhi Mārie is our safe space for whānau who have been