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Women’s Aid welcomes funding and support for domestic abuse survivors

Women’s Aid welcomes funding and support for domestic abuse survivors, announced today by the Department for Levelling Up, Communities and Housing.   Isabelle Younane, head of policy, campaigns and public affairs at Women’s Aid, said: “Women’s Aid welcomes this much-needed funding to ensure that refuges are equipped to provide life-saving support for survivors, including healthcare, […]

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A new outlook: shining a light on the impact of gender-based violence on the mental health of disabled women

A new outlook: shining a light on the impact of gender-based violence on the mental health of disabled women By survivor and campaigner, Saliha Rashid   Disabled women are nearly three times more likely to experience domestic abuse (including honour-based abuse), in comparison to non-disabled women, according to data from the Office for National Statistics.

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