Myths about domestic abuse
…what they would like to happen next. That’s why Women’s Aid developed Change that Lasts. It places the survivor at the heart and builds responses around her needs and the…
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Criminalisation of coercive control reaches six-year anniversary
…women who do not feel safe at home. It is vital that all police officers and prosecutors truly understand coercive control as the backbone of domestic abuse and the damaging,…
Probation Service Review Highlights Serious Flaws
…an abuser, to police forces to ensure that women receive the right response first time. Both the criminal and family courts, and all agencies working within them, need ongoing and…
Amelia’s story
…going to be there anymore. I never got in trouble with the police doing that because the police don’t stop girls. There were times when I would be holding something…
Useful links
…owners have died and for terminally ill pet owners. Please contact us if you have information which may be suitable for this page. Police Police Victim Support Victim Support give…
I’m worried about someone else
…However, if you have reason to believe that someone is in immediate danger, then you can call the police, or encourage them to call the police if they are able…
Women’s Aid respond to the joint policing report: A duty to protect
…which identified ‘worryingly low’ levels of confidence in the police among female survivors published: “This report confirms what survivors have long been telling us – that there remains a postcode…
Women’s Aid respond to the government’s introduction of new online tool ‘StreetSafe’
…is positive, including through informing local police strategies, we continue to call for further clarity on how this tool will be integrated into broader efforts to tackle abuse in domestic…
Women’s Aid welcomes the VAWG Policing Framework for Delivery
…Matters training, as only two thirds of police forces have currently undergone this training. Women’s Aid is ready to support police as this important work is taken forward, both nationally…
