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New research reveals need for flexible, tailored support for domestic abuse survivors

Women's Aid News, Women's Aid Responses / Jess Milton

New research reveals need for flexible, tailored support for domestic abuse survivors A four-year evaluation led by academics at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), in partnership with Bangor University, the University of East London and Manchester Metropolitan University, has revealed the need for flexible domestic violence and abuse services that are more tailored […]

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Women’s Aid respond to the whole life sentencing of Wayne Couzens for the murder of Sarah Everard in March 2021

Women's Aid News, Women's Aid Responses / Jess Milton

Women’s Aid respond to the whole life sentencing of Wayne Couzens for the murder of Sarah Everard in March 2021 Farah Nazeer, Chief Executive of Women’s Aid said: “Today Wayne Couzens was rightly sentenced to whole life imprisonment for the murder of Sarah Everard. He was a serving Metropolitan police officer who abused his

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#SaySabinasName: Women’s Aid call for justice

Key Statements, Women's Aid Responses / Jess Milton

#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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Women’s Aid responds to behaviours shown on Married at First Sight UK

Women's Aid News, Women's Aid Responses / Jess Milton

Women’s Aid responds to behaviours shown on Married at First Sight UK Last night, we became increasingly concerned about displays of controlling and coercive behaviour in Channel 4’s Married at First Sight. We have received complaints that the relationship shown on screen between contestants, Franky and Marilyse, is both shocking and disturbing. Viewers saw

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Women’s Aid respond to new report by HMICFRS

Women's Aid News, Women's Aid Responses / Jess Milton

Women’s Aid respond to new report by HMICFRS A new report by HMICFRS (Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services) has said that fundamental cross-system change is urgently needed to tackle an epidemic of violence against women and girls (VAWG) and that the issue must be given much higher priority. Although

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All survivors Deserve To Be Heard

Key Statements, Women's Aid Responses / Jess Milton

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 respond to the government’s introduction of new online tool ‘StreetSafe’

Women's Aid News, Women's Aid Responses / Jess Milton

Women’s Aid respond to the government’s introduction of new online tool ‘StreetSafe’ The government’s introduction of a new online tool – ‘StreetSafe’ – represents a welcome effort to improve protection and support for women and girls in light of the ongoing threat of male violence that they face on a day to day basis.

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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

Key Statements, Women's Aid News, Women's Aid Responses / Jess Milton

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

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Women’s Aid responds to allegations of institutional racism in member organisation

Women's Aid Responses / Jess Milton

Women’s Aid responds to allegations of institutional racism in member organisation Farah Nazeer, Chief Executive of Women’s Aid, said: “Yesterday we became aware of allegations of institutional racism in one of our member organisations. We place our ambition to be anti-racist at the heart of everything we do and we stand in solidarity with

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Women’s Aid launches Nowhere to Turn 2021 report: Findings from the fifth year

Key Statements, Women's Aid News, Women's Aid Responses / Jess Milton

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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