Women’s Aid welcomes extension of Rail to Refuge – lifesaving travel scheme for domestic abuse survivors Extension expected to help hundreds more domestic abuse survivors to reach safe refuge Figures show 1,348 people have used the lifesaving scheme, equal to four survivors a day Scheme was introduced by all train operators during first lockdown, having […]
Joint letter to the prime minister 97 specialist organisations supporting survivors of violence against women and girls have written to the prime minister with serious concerns about the government’s current response to male violence. The tragic death of Sarah Everard has sparked a national conversation about the violence and abuse that women and
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Covid-19: One year on A joint statement from Women’s Aid, Imkaan, Women’s Aid Federation Northern Ireland, End Violence Against Women, Welsh Women’s Aid and Scottish Women’s Aid A year ago, our organisations came together to issue an urgent call to action to protect women and children experiencing domestic abuse, sexual violence, forced marriage, so
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Our response to government measures announced after the murder of Sarah Everard Responding to government measures announced after the murder of Sarah Everard, chief executive at Women’s Aid, Farah Nazeer, said “Violence against women and girls is a crisis of global proportions. The pandemic has shone a light on the fact that women are
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Domestic abuse bill amendment: Simple legal mechanism would allow women to stay at home safely instead of having to flee The last day of the report stage of the Domestic Abuse Bill on Monday 15 March will see a cross-party amendment to help prevent a victim of domestic abuse from being forced to leave the
International Women’s Day: Women’s Aid launches a dedicated service for professionals Today on International Women’s Day, Women’s Aid launches a dedicated service for professionals currently working with survivors of domestic abuse, seeking refuge accommodation and support. Professionals including social workers, health workers, housing officers and the police can access the dedicated service. Women’s Aid
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International Women’s Day: Women’s Aid launches petition to require local authorities to fund women’s domestic abuse services Sign the petition here and share with your networks to support our vital campaign to protect women’s refuges and local domestic abuse services. On International Women’s Day, the national domestic abuse charity Women’s Aid is launching a petition to the government
Women’s Aid responds to the government’s funding announcement Farah Nazeer, chief executive at Women’s Aid, said “The £19m announced in the budget today is not enough. Even with the £165m for next year, these figures are nowhere near the £393m needed to keep refuges and community-based services running sustainably. Specialist women’s domestic abuse services
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Women’s Aid responds to new amendments to the domestic abuse bill “Following the successful campaigning by survivors and organisations, the government has announced it will support amendments to the domestic abuse bill to criminalise threats to share intimate images; non-fatal strangulation; and post-separation abuse. Whilst these much-needed changes to the bill are welcome, we remain concerned the legislation continues to exclude migrant women from equal protection and support. This remains a significant gap in
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Many refuge spaces have no local authority funding Existing shortfall in refuge spaces would increase to 42% without non-commissioned services A new report published today by Women’s Aid reveals that a significant proportion of spaces in refuge services are run without any local authority commissioned funding. Furthermore, a disproportionate number of these spaces without funding
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