Domestic abuse services struggling due to inadequate funding Domestic abuse services in England are struggling to provide the vital services to women, due to a continued lack of adequate funding, according to national charity Women’s Aid’s Domestic Abuse Report, published today. Despite a sustained increase in spaces for women and children in refuges, the […]
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#SaySabinasName: Women’s Aid call for justice “The death of Sabina Nessa is devastating and it is appalling that she was yet another woman who could not safely walk home. Women should be safe wherever they are, at home and in public, and this requires a whole system approach by the UK Government to address the
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All survivors Deserve To Be Heard Women’s Aid launch new mental health campaign to ensure the mental health needs of survivors are listened to and responded to effectively. Join the campaign. Farah Nazeer, CEO at Women’s Aid, said: “Melanie Brown, survivor and Women’s Aid patron, experienced long-term coercive control during her ten-year marriage. Even years on,
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Women’s Aid responds to gaslighting and manipulative behaviour shown on Love Island Last night, we saw the development of Danny and Lucinda’s relationship and became increasingly concerned with his behaviour towards her on screen, including what looked like gaslighting, possessiveness, and manipulation. This is not what a healthy relationship looks like. These are all
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It’s time to #FlipTheSexistScript Women’s Aid and University of Bristol launch research into the gendered experiences of justice and domestic abuse New research by Women’s Aid and the University of Bristol published in a report today updates the evidence base on the gendered nature of domestic abuse. Gendered experiences of justice and domestic abuse
It’s time to flip the sexist script Tuesday 20th July 2021: Today, Women’s Aid and the University of Bristol publish new research, “Gendered experiences of justice and domestic abuse. Evidence for Policy and Practice”. Lizzie McCarthy and Sarah Davidge explain why it is vital that we recognise the role sexism and misogyny play in setting the
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Women’s Aid launches Nowhere to Turn 2021 report: Findings from the fifth year of the No Woman Turned Away project The latest report from the No Woman Turned Away Project reveals the extent of the challenges in accessing refuge services or safe housing, after the Covid-19 pandemic heightened existing inequalities. The project, which since 2016 has provided vital support for women and
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The movement against domestic violence: celebrating our history A Safe blog by Gill Hague, Professor Emerita of Violence Against Women Studies Women’s Aid and the services in the present domestic violence sector arose originally out of pioneering women’s activism, fighting for social change. The direct connection from today back to the movement against violence against
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Women’s Aid Patron Melanie Brown’s video with composer Fabio d’Andrea ‘Love Should Not Hurt’ raises vital awareness of domestic abuse Today, national domestic abuse charity Women’s Aid is proud to launch an awareness-raising music video called Love Should Not Hurt, featuring Patron Melanie Brown (Mel B from The Spice Girls). The music release is
Women’s Aid responds to ONS crime statistics for year ending Dec 2020 Farah Nazeer chief executive at Women’s Aid said “In the year ending March 2020, approximately 1.6 million women experienced domestic abuse in England and Wales (ONS 2020). The crime statistics released today do not include an update on this estimate because the
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