The cost of living is preventing women from fleeing domestic abuse Almost all survivors (96%) responding had seen a negative impact on the amount of money available to them as a result of cost of living increases. Two thirds (66%) of survivors told us that abusers are now using the cost of living increase and […]
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Zara Aleena‘s name should have been everywhere this week, so why wasn’t it? Blog by chief executive of Women’s Aid, Farah Nazeer When Wayne Couzens horrifically kidnapped, assaulted and murdered Sarah Everard, the story was inescapable. National front page after national front page featured Sarah’s image and story. Infographics tracked her route home; CCTV
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The Harm Report two years on – too little too late In 2016, when the Child First campaign was launched with the Nineteen Child Homicides report, my two precious sons Jack and Paul were included in the report’s tally of 19 children and two women who had been murdered by a perpetrator of domestic abuse
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The conversation on consent: Our work with Netflix’s ‘Anatomy of a Scandal’ to inspire change By Farah Nazeer, chief executive of Women’s Aid: We welcomed the government’s recent announcement of a new 24/7 Sexual Violence Support Service to victims in England and Wales, and we are pleased that our colleagues at Rape Crisis will
Dedicated Service for Professionals In this blog, Kate – a Senior Support Worker who has worked at Women’s Aid for more than seventeen years – shares how our dedicated service for professionals helps those supporting survivors of domestic abuse. We work with you and take into account the different needs that survivors have while
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Becoming CEO for Women’s Aid: One Year On On my first year anniversary as CEO of Women’s Aid, I continue to be amazed by the power of our federation to work together to achieve real change for survivors of domestic abuse. Through research, campaigning and the delivery of vital services in uncertain and challenging times,
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Women’s Aid welcomes funding and support for domestic abuse survivors, announced today by the Department for Levelling Up, Communities and Housing. Isabelle Younane, head of policy, campaigns and public affairs at Women’s Aid, said: “Women’s Aid welcomes this much-needed funding to ensure that refuges are equipped to provide life-saving support for survivors, including healthcare,
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Criminalisation of coercive control reaches six-year anniversary Women’s Aid campaigned for landmark legislation Today marks the six-year anniversary of landmark legislation which established coercive and controlling behaviour as a criminal offence in the Serious Crime Act 2015 of England and Wales. Isabelle Younane, head of policy, campaigns and public affairs at Women’s Aid, said: “Coercive control is at
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Women’s Aid welcomes the VAWG Policing Framework for Delivery Women’s Aid welcomes the new delivery framework, which aims to coordinate and standardise the policing of violence against women and girls (VAWG). We particularly welcome Maggie Blyth’s, National Police Lead for VAWG’s, engagement with Women’s Aid and the wider VAWG sector on this essential document. The inclusion of the explicit requirement for forces to “engage safely with – and seek the views of
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Survivors deserve to be heard: The reality of the barriers to mental health support A Safe Blog by Lizzie McCarthy and Jenny Birchall, Women’s Aid 6th December 2021: Today, Women’s Aid has published two reports as part of our Deserve To Be Heard campaign. This campaign aims to highlight the devastating impact of domestic abuse on the mental health of women
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