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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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Domestic abuse survivors struggle to access mental health support – especially for Black and minoritised women

Women's Aid Responses / Jess Milton

Domestic abuse survivors struggle to access mental health support – especially for Black and minoritised women Women’s Aid launches two new reports highlighting the devastating and long-lasting impact of domestic abuse on the mental health of survivors and their children Reports set out clear proposals to improve mental health response for survivors of domestic abuse Research is part of the

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All survivors Deserve To Be Heard

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 responds to the government’s end-to-end rape review report

Women's Aid News / Angharad

Women’s Aid responds to the government’s end-to-end rape review report Farah Nazeer, Chief Executive of Women’s Aid, said: “After two years, we welcome the publication of the government’s review into how the criminal justice system handles rape. However we cannot call this an ‘end to end’ review as the government failed to directly engage

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Women’s Aid responds to announcement of Victims’ Code

Women's Aid News / Jess Milton

Women’s Aid responds to announcement of Victims’ Code Farah Nazeer, chief executive at Women’s Aid, said “Today, the Victims’ Code comes into force, as the government sets out 12 key rights for crime victims. These rights are important because survivors of domestic abuse need to know that, as a victim of crime, they will get

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Joint letter to the prime minister

Key Statements, Women's Aid News / Angharad

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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International Women's Day: Blog by Farah Nazeer

International Women’s Day – Blog by chief executive of Women’s Aid, Farah Nazeer

Blog, In focus, Key Statements / Angharad

International Women’s Day Blog by chief executive of Women’s Aid, Farah Nazeer This is my first International Women’s Day as Women’s Aid chief executive, and I am proud to have joined such an incredible all-woman team. My passion has always been working towards ending violence against women and girls and progressing women’s rights

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International Women’s Day: Women’s Aid launches petition to require local authorities to fund women’s domestic abuse services

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

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

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Women’s Aid responds to the government’s funding announcement

Women's Aid News / Jess Milton

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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Network of refuges in England depends on services running with no funding

Blog, In focus, Safe / Angharad

Network of refuges in England depends on services running with no funding By Maia Samuel, Senior Research and Evaluation Officer at Women’s Aid Monday 15th February 2021: Today, Women’s Aid published a new report, Fragile funding landscape: the extent of local authority commissioning in the domestic abuse refuge sector in England 2020 Read the report:

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