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Local, national, and international stories on how Shear Haven trains beauty professionals to recognize the signs of domestic violence and connect clients to help.

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National

Nonstop Local News MontanaOct 2025Bozeman’s Haven shelter brings Shear Haven’s stylist training, first created in Tennessee, to Montana salons.Read article → PR NewswireOct 2025Burd Beauty partners with Shear Haven, with a portion of every purchase funding training for beauty pros.Read article → Axios NashvilleFeb 2025Covers Sen. Blackburn’s federal training bill, backed by YWCA Nashville and Shear Haven co-founder Susanne Post.Read article → Investigate TVMay 2024Points salon workers to Shear Haven’s free online training as Congress weighs a national bill.Read article → NBC NewsDec 2023Covers the bipartisan federal bill modeled on Tennessee’s law, which Shear Haven’s co-founder helped pass.Watch video → NPRDec 2023Covers the federal bill to train hairdressers nationwide, following the Tennessee law Shear Haven helped pass.Listen → CNNJan 2022Profiles survivor and salon owner Susanne Post, who proposed Tennessee’s training law with the YWCA.Read article → The Washington PostMar 2022How Susanne Post launched Shear Haven with YWCA Nashville and helped make the training state law.Read article → NPRJul 2021Meets a Nashville stylist trained to spot abuse as Tennessee’s new training law takes shape.Listen → New York PostDec 2021Covers Tennessee’s new law requiring domestic violence training, which Shear Haven’s co-founder helped pass.Read article → POPSUGARJan 2022Covers the Tennessee law requiring beauty pros to complete the training Shear Haven champions.Read article → EssenceJan 2022A survivor and salon owner worked with the YWCA to make domestic violence training Tennessee law.Read article → AJ+Jan 2022Video on salon staff learning to spot signs of abuse, the mission at the heart of Shear Haven.Watch video → WATE-TVJan 2022Tennessee stylists begin the required training, which Shear Haven offers free online.Read article →

International Impact

Independent UKJul 2021Shear Haven’s training launches for hairdressers and beauty therapists across the UK.Read article → European Spa MagazineJul 2021Shear Haven launches its anti-domestic violence training for UK spa and beauty therapists.Read article → Scratch Magazine UKJul 2021Shear Haven’s free 20-minute course launches for nail and beauty salons in the UK and Ireland.Read article → Hairdresser’s Journey InternationalJul 2021Introduces Shear Haven’s course, created by survivor Susanne Post with YWCA Nashville.Read article → Irish Daily MailJul 2021Shear Haven’s training arrives in Ireland to help hairdressers spot the signs of abuse.Read article → EvokeJul 2021Irish hairdressers and beauticians can now take Shear Haven’s domestic abuse training.Read article → Oh My MagJul 2021Shear Haven’s training reaches hairdressers and beauty therapists in the UK.Read article → Professional Beauty IrelandJul 2021Shear Haven, co-founded by Susanne Post, launches its salon training in Ireland.Read article → Professional Beauty UKJul 2021Shear Haven’s salon training, created by Susanne Post with the YWCA, comes to the UK.Read article → Virgin Radio UKJul 2021UK hairdressers and beauticians can now take Shear Haven’s training to spot domestic abuse.Read article → Heart UKJul 2021Survivor Susanne Post’s Shear Haven training rolls out to UK salons.Read article → Irish BeautyJul 2021Shear Haven, developed by YWCA Nashville and Susanne Post, comes to Ireland.Read article → Associated Beauty TherapistsJul 2021Shear Haven, developed by YWCA Nashville and Susanne Post, comes to the UK.Read article →

Professional Beauty Industry

American SalonOct 2026Co-founder Susanne Post and ambassador Mark Smith host a free Shear Haven webinar on Oct. 20.Read article → The Glowgetter Mentor PodcastAug 2021Shear Haven co-founder Susanne Post joins the podcast to talk about training beauty pros to spot abuse.Listen → American SalonOct 2024Shear Haven’s free training is now available in Spanish and Vietnamese.Read article → American SalonJan 2024Covers the federal bill to expand training nationwide, following the Tennessee law Shear Haven helped pass.Read article → Behindthechair.comOct 2021A Tennessee nonprofit shares how stylists can safely talk with clients about abuse.Read article → Behindthechair.comNov 2020BARBICIDE partners with Shear Haven to offer its domestic violence training free online.Read article → Modern SalonOct 2022Shear Haven marks two years of its online training for beauty professionals.Read article → The TeaseMay 2022The Beauty Industry vs. Domestic Violence – A Mental Health SeriesListen → Salon EvoJan 2022Shear Haven, co-founded with the YWCA, offers the training Tennessee now requires, with BARBICIDE.Read article →

Local / Tennessee

nFocus MagazineMay 2026How Shear Haven trains beauty pros to recognize and support clients facing abuse.Read article → NewsChannel 5Oct 2025Susanne Post and the YWCA’s Shear Haven teach stylists to connect clients to safety.Read article → Nashville WKRN-NewsFeb 2025Shear Haven co-founder Susanne Post backs a federal push to follow Tennessee’s lead.Read article → Nashville WKRN-NewsDec 2023Survivor Susanne Post and Shear Haven make the case for federally funded training.Read article → The TennesseanJan 2024In Tennessee, barbers are trained to see domestic violence signs. Why not in all states?Read article → The TennesseanNov 2023Know the signs: How to be more aware of when a relationship can turn deadlyRead article → Main Street NashvilleJan 2022Profiles survivor and salon owner Susanne Post, the force behind Tennessee’s training law.Read article → NewsChannel 5Jan 2022A Tennessee salon owner had her staff take Shear Haven’s course before it was required.Read article → Nashville NPRJun 2021Susanne Post launched Shear Haven and asked the YWCA to build its training for stylists.Read article → StyleBlueprintJun 2019How Susanne Post and the YWCA launched Shear Haven to train Nashville hairdressers.Read article → Fox 17 NashvilleOct 2019Survivor Susanne Post shares why she started Shear Haven with the YWCA.Read article → Nashville WKRN-News 2Jul 2021Shear Haven co-founder Susanne Post on the bill requiring training for stylists and barbers.Read article → Nfocus2018Honors Susanne Post for co-founding Shear Haven with the YWCA in 2017.Read article → ABC24 MemphisDec 2021Susanne Post co-developed the Shear Haven training now required for Tennessee stylists.Read article → Bristol Herald CourierJan 2022Barber, salons now watch for domestic abuseRead article → WAFF-TVDec 2021Covers Tennessee’s new training requirement for hair professionals, which Shear Haven helped make law.Read article → WATE-TVJan 2022Covers Tennessee’s new rules for stylists, built on the training Shear Haven helped make law.Read article →
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