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A missing North Carolina teenager was reportedly rescued after using a viral hand signal. The "signal for help" was launched by the Canadian Women's Foundation and went viral on TikTok. It's meant to ...

The amount of information TikTok holds knows no bounds, but one recent viral topic deserves a spotlight. On Nov. 4, a girl in North Carolina was rescued from a potentially dangerous situation after ...

A video is being circulated online to teach people to recognise a secret hand signal which indicates a domestic violence victim is in need of urgent help. The 'signal for help' has been created by the ...

A simple hand gesture to indicate if you're in danger has gone viral as people have been sharing ways to stay safe on the street and at home following the murder of Sarah Everard. The signal, which ...

A VIDEO is being shared online demonstrating a secret hand signal that shows if a victim of domestic violence is in need of urgent help. The signal was developed by the Canadian Women’s Foundation to ...

A silent hand gesture saved a woman from domestic violence at a 7-Eleven, emphasizing the vital role of discreet nonverbal communication in saving lives. In Alhambra, California, a woman subtly used ...

An inquiry set up in the wake of the murder of Sarah Everard has warned that too many perpetrators of sex crimes against women are slipping through the cracks. In a report published on 2 December, the ...

The case of Sarah Everard has struck a chord with many people across the UK. Since the 33-year-old marketing executive went missing on March 3, while walking home from a friend's house in Clapham, ...

A couple has come under serious fire for sharing a video of a woman desperately 'signaling for help' using the domestic violence hand signal while they drove past her - before being accused of faking ...

A woman stuck in a domestic violence situation was helped by a man shopping at a convenience store who noticed her signal for help (Pictures: Canadian Women’s Foundation / Hickman County Sheriffs ...