An insight into the unique value that specialist domestic abuse services provide to survivors and society By Phoebe Nicholson-Pallett, Research and Evaluation Officer As part of our Annual Audit 2024, Women’s Aid heard from 104 domestic abuse organisations [1], with the aim of better understanding the unique value that specialist services offer to survivors of […]
To read the report by the ONS in full click here. To read Women’s Aid’s analysis of the findings click here. Why the definition of refuge matters Sarika Seshadri, Head of Research and Evaluation “For those three weeks, I didn’t eat anything. I was breastfeeding. And it was COVID, and the hotel didn’t give
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Women’s Aid shares findings on the impact of the Emergency Fund 2023 As Home Office and Women’s Aid look to launch a Flexible Fund at the end of January 2024, Women’s Aid shares findings on the impact the Emergency Fund 2023 had on survivors who received funding from the Emergency Fund. On the 10th
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Emergency fund evaluation report On the 10th May 2023, Women’s Aid launched an Emergency Fund to support survivors of domestic abuse with offered one-off payments. This evaluation seeks to evidence and understand the impact of the fund on survivors, looking at the short-term impact the fund had on the survivors it supported and what worked
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Influencers and attitudes: How will the next generation understand domestic abuse? Listening to children and young people to build a better future. The purpose of this research was to ensure an evidence base for the design of education about relationships for children and young people (CYP), highlighting the positive influence that well structured Relationships, Sex and
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Executive Lead for domestic abuse and sexual violence in ICBs Authors: Lucy Downes, Network Director, IRISi, Farah Nazeer, CEO, Women’s Aid Currently, most women who experience domestic abuse and sexual violence neither report it to the police, nor do they receive a whole-system response as survivors of these forms of violence against women and
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The National Certificate in ‘Tackling & Preventing Domestic Abuse’ Looking for a qualification that is suitable for working in the domestic abuse sector? Then look no further. The National Certificate in ‘Tackling & Preventing Domestic Abuse’ is aimed at those working in the sector supporting women and children who are/have experienced domestic abuse. The qualification
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Nowhere to Turn 2023 This report details the findings of the No Woman Turned Away project and the stories of the survivors supported by the project. Further adding to our evidence base, this report shines a light on the perilous and difficult journeys that many survivors who face structural barriers or inequalities in accessing refuge
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Investing to save: the economic case for funding specialist domestic abuse support This report presents research by Women’s Aid and economic analysis by ResPublica. Women’s Aid finds that the economic case is clear for the UK Government to commit to investing £427 million per year, as a minimum, to fund specialist domestic abuse services for
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Child First: A Call to Action One Year On On the anniversary of the Child First campaign, we have published, Child First: A Call to Action One Year On, which highlights our achievements so far and what still needs to be done to keep children safe. © Women’s Aid, 2017 Download Child First: A Call to Action One Year On (PDF)
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