Domestic violence

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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Melanie Brown received MBE in New Year Honours

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

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 governments new Vision for the Women’s Health Strategy

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

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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The reality of the barriers to mental health support

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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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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