Myths about domestic abuse
…Myth #2: Domestic abuse always involves physical violence. Reality: Domestic abuse does not always include physical violence. Women’s Aid defines domestic abuse as an incident or pattern of incidents of…
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The impact of domestic abuse
…as being domestic abuse-related (ONS, 2020). Find out more about online and digital abuse here. The cost of domestic abuse Domestic abuse cost society an estimated £66 to £78 billion…
Three years following the passing of the Domestic Abuse Act, how much progress have we made in tackling domestic abuse?
Three years following the passing of the Domestic Abuse Act, how much progress have we made in tackling domestic abuse? The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (Act) received Royal Assent on…
Why data matters when talking about domestic abuse
…majority of domestic abuse is experienced by women and perpetrated by men. That is not to say all men are perpetrators, far from it. We know domestic abuse can affect…
Come Together to End Domestic Abuse
…if they will Come Together to End Domestic Abuse #EndAbuseTogether We know that domestic abuse is devastatingly common. 1.7 million women experience domestic abuse every year, and with three women…
Women’s Aid launches national campaign Deserve To Be Heard to highlight impact of domestic abuse on mental health of women and their children
…allocated in the Domestic Abuse Act, domestic abuse services are still chronically underfunded. Women’s Aid estimate that least £409 million is needed next year to run the specialist domestic abuse…
How Covid-19 is impacting domestic abuse reports to the police
…domestic abuse. Multiple barriers to reporting mean that only a fraction of abuse is captured in police data. Yet, studying police-recorded domestic abuse is important as it encompasses all cases…
Women’s Aid releases new research on how UK public attitudes ‘tolerate’ domestic abuse
…into UK adults’ attitudes to domestic abuse, to better understand where and why domestic abuse is ‘tolerated’ in our society. The survey included scenarios between domestic abuse perpetrators and victims,…
Domestic abuse services at risk this winter
…abuse services to save them from collapse? Under the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, you have a statutory duty to provide safe accommodation-based support for women who have experienced domestic abuse….
How common is domestic abuse?
How common is domestic abuse? We know from our work, and the work of the Women’s Aid federation of services, that domestic abuse is very common, however this is often…