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Criminalisation of coercive control reaches six-year anniversary

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

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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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The reality of the barriers to mental health support

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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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A new outlook: shining a light on the impact of gender-based violence on the mental health of disabled women

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A new outlook: shining a light on the impact of gender-based violence on the mental health of disabled women By survivor and campaigner, Saliha Rashid Disabled women are nearly three times more likely to experience domestic abuse (including honour-based abuse), in comparison to non-disabled women, according to data from the Office for National Statistics.

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Rail to Refuge: Life saving support for women and children

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Rail to Refuge: Life saving support for women and children Blog by chief executive of Women’s Aid, Farah Nazeer Imagine being able to get a space in a refuge but having no way of getting there. Imagine being desperate to escape your abusive partner, who has said they will kill you and your

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Angela Black: the harsh reality of domestic abuse off screen

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Angela Black: the harsh reality of domestic abuse off screen By Farah Nazeer, Chief Executive of Women’s Aid Friday, 12th November 2021: ITV’s thriller Angela Black zooms in on a woman’s seemingly perfect life. Angela has two sweet children and a loving husband, whose high-flying job finances a large suburban London house and two cars.

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Pandemic’s surge in domestic abuse highlights funding and support shortfalls

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Pandemic’s surge in domestic abuse highlights funding and support shortfalls The Covid-19 pandemic increased existing pressures on survivors of abuse, including economic and mental strains, with over-stretched services making access to support harder than ever. Specifically, the past 18 months highlighted the urgent need to address discrimination and structural inequalities creating barriers to survivors

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Women who kill: how the state criminalises women we might otherwise be burying

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Women who kill: how the state criminalises women we might otherwise be burying By Sophie Howes, Research Consultant, Centre for Women’s Justice Introduction Those working in the field of violence against women and girls are primarily focused on the state’s duties to protect, prevent and investigate crimes of violence perpetrated against women and girls.

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Women’s Aid launches national campaign Deserve To Be Heard to highlight impact of domestic abuse on mental health of women and their children

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Women’s Aid launches national campaign Deserve To Be Heard to highlight impact of domestic abuse on mental health of women and their children Nearly half of women in refuges say they experience poor mental health as a result of abuse – charity believes many more too fearful to speak out. Charity urges government to commit to sufficient funding for both refuge spaces and community domestic abuse services, to ensure

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Women’s Aid publishes updated figures on the annual investment needed to fund the domestic abuse support sector

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Women’s Aid publishes updated figures on the annual investment needed to fund the domestic abuse support sector in England The national annual cost is estimated at £409m In 2019 Women’s Aid produced a national assessment of the investment needed annually to fund the domestic abuse support sector, Funding specialist support for domestic abuse survivors (1). These estimates were based on the

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