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

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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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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Women’s Aid respond to the joint policing report: A duty to protect

Women's Aid News / Angharad

Women’s Aid responded to the joint policing report: A duty to protect 24th August 2021: Farah Nazeer, Chief Executive at Women’s Aid has responded to the joint policing report, which identified ‘worryingly low’ levels of confidence in the police among female survivors published: “This report confirms what survivors have long been telling us –

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Women’s Aid respond to the National Policing Vulnerability Knowledge and Practice Programme

Women's Aid News / Angharad

Women’s Aid respond to the National Policing Vulnerability Knowledge and Practice Programme (VKPP) Domestic Homicide Report 2020 – 2021 Farah Nazeer, chief executive of Women’s Aid, said: “We mourn the loss of all of those who have died as a result of domestic homicide during the past year, as we do every year. The

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Women’s Aid responds to University of London study: Abusive messages impact on survivors’ mental health

Women's Aid News / Angharad

Women’s Aid responds to University of London study: Abusive messages impact on survivors’ mental health Today, The University of London published a new study exploring the impact of abusive messages on survivors’ mental health. The study suggests receiving threatening messaging is common in the context of intimate partner violence and explores the long term

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Women’s Aid respond to government’s Violence against Women and Girls strategy

Women's Aid News / Angharad

Women’s Aid respond to government’s Violence against Women and Girls strategy Women’s Aid has issued our response to the government’s Violence against Women and Girls Strategy, which has been published today. Lucy Hadley, Women’s Aid Head of Policy & Campaigns said: “Women’s Aid welcomes the government’s ambition to improve protection and support for women

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Women’s Aid responds to gaslighting and manipulative behaviour shown on Love Island

Blog, Key Statements / Jess Milton

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

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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Safe blog: It’s time to flip the sexist script

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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 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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