Melanie Brown received MBE in New Year Honours Former Spice Girl recognised for her work with Women’s Aid to end domestic abuse Women’s Aid Patron Melanie Brown has been recognised with an MBE in the New Year Honours List for her unwavering commitment to supporting survivors and raising awareness of domestic abuse. The activist and former […]
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Criminalisation of coercive control reaches six-year anniversary Women’s Aid campaigned for landmark legislation Today marks the six-year anniversary of landmark legislation which established coercive and controlling behaviour as a criminal offence in the Serious Crime Act 2015 of England and Wales. Isabelle Younane, head of policy, campaigns and public affairs at Women’s Aid, said: “Coercive control is at
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Women’s Aid welcomes the government’s new Vision for the Women’s Health Strategy We are particularly pleased to see the impacts of violence against women and girls (VAWG), and mental health highlighted as two of the six priority health areas Isabelle Younane, head of policy, campaigns and public affairs, said: “We know from our work
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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
Survivors deserve to be heard: The reality of the barriers to mental health support A Safe Blog by Lizzie McCarthy and Jenny Birchall, Women’s Aid 6th December 2021: Today, Women’s Aid has published two reports as part of our Deserve To Be Heard campaign. This campaign aims to highlight the devastating impact of domestic abuse on the mental health of women
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Women’s Aid launches Rail to Refuge impact briefing Since its launch, the scheme has helped 2,265 survivors including 650 children reach safety On average, Rail to Refuge helps 4 survivors, including children, find safety each day 64% of survivors would not have been able to travel without Rail to Refuge, and could have been
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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.
Rail to Refuge: Life saving support for women and children Blog by chief executive of Women’s Aid, Farah Nazeer Imagine being able to get a space in a refuge but having no way of getting there. Imagine being desperate to escape your abusive partner, who has said they will kill you and your
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Women’s Aid highlights the negative impact of the PREVENT strategy Isabelle Younane, Head of Policy, Campaigns and Public Affairs at Women’s Aid, highlights the negative impact of the PREVENT strategy “Gender-based violence is driven by structural inequality, with attitudes of sexism and misogyny rife across society at large. Tackling violence against women and girls, and the
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Police Commissioner joins Women’s Aid to raise awareness of the impact of domestic abuse on mental health “We owe it to survivors to provide specialist support.” Police Commissioner joins Women’s Aid to raise awareness of the impact of domestic abuse on mental health The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey Lisa Townsend has joined
