Domestic abuse and child removal charity. Provides trauma-informed support to female survivors with online group therapy. Help us fundraise and change lives.
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📞In the region of 900 calls.📞That’s how many times survivors reached out to our Domestic Abuse Helpline over the last year about child contact.
👩👧 Child contact is a major, widespread issue for women and children experiencing domestic abuse in Scotland.
🛡️Women and children deserve to be heard and protected—not forced into danger through harmful contact decisions. #StillNotSafe #16Days #ChildProtectionNow
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Very proud to be involved with this amazing organisation providing a unique service to some of the most invisible clients: domestic abuse survivors subjected to child removal. Please consider supporting them
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Shiori Itō's #BlackBoxDiaries is playing sold-out screenings at @BFI #LFF, releasing in UK theatres October 25.
This award-winning documentary breaks open the links between power abuse & sexual violence to counter gender-based corruption.
@Dogwoof @letterboxd
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'An undercover police officer who deceived at least four women into sexual relationships and fathered a child with one of them is a “cruel and manipulative” liar, a public inquiry has been told.'
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#16DaysOfActivism: Gender-based violence doesn’t only show signs in GP surgeries. Through innovative training for student and foundation dentists, we’re expanding healthcare’s role in safeguarding survivors. Read and share our report: bit.ly/IRISI-Impact-Report
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Today the government has launched a pilot of Domestic Abuse Protection Orders (DAPOs).
DAPOs can provide greater protections for victims than previous orders, including imposing requirements on perpetrators, such as attendance at behaviour change programmes.
My response ⬇️
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'Home is the most dangerous place for women, says global femicide report
'Of the 85,000 women killed by men in 2023, 60% died at the hands of a partner or family member, new UN figures show.'
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Estimates for year ending March 2024 for those experiencing domestic abuse
The Crime Survey for England & Wales estimated that 2.3 million people aged 16 years and over experienced domestic abuse in year ending (YE) Mar 2024.
There was no significant change in the prevalence of domestic abuse experienced compared with 2023.
➡️ ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationa…
ALT 2.3 million adults aged 16 and over experienced domestic abuse in the year ending March 2024 1.6 million women l 712, 000 men Publication: Domestic abuse in England and Wales overview: November 2024
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Implementation is key - read our response to the announcement of new Domestic Abuse Protection Notices and Orders
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🗓️Save the Date: Friday 6th December 2024
Next month, we will be hosting our third annual #ForThemAll online vigil, to honour and remember all the women and children who have lost their lives because of domestic abuse.
See below for more information about how you can promote the vigil and participate on the night:
🔗bit.ly/4eSBv26
ALT Illustration of hands holding a lit candle. On the graphic is the date of the online vigil 6th December 7pm
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Women’s Aid ad reframes domestic abuse as the ignored public emergency which is exactly what it is.
Domestic abuse is widespread, insidious and changing lives.
It is a public emergency that needs to be tackled now.
#domesticabuse
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Just heading over to Deans Court Chambers in Manchester to speak at the panel event they are hosting to publicise @TBIJ's first Family Court Reporting Week - it's called "When a Journalist Came to Court" – and I reckon it's going to be interesting!
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Imagine escaping abuse, only to face it again in court. Family justice reform is essential to protect survivors and their children #familyjusticebill
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Mother of murdered schoolgirl Holly Newton calls for change in law | Violence against women and girls | The Guardian theguardian.com/society/2024…
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These women do the hardest job in the world, call after call, hour after hour, day after day. And call after call, they answer with care, information, and empathy. Huge hats off, whether they win or not.
Well done to the team on Scotland's Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline who have been shortlisted for three Awards from the @helplinesP in recognition of the amazing, sensitive, expert service they provide🎉
They are nominated for:
*Helpline of the Year Award
*Staff Wellbeing Support Award
*Innovation and Sustainability Award
Good luck to the Helpline team - who find out on 7th November if they have won - and congratulations to all other nominees 🏆
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'Zahra's' husband assaulted her with a chair and threw her to the ground, however she was the one who was arrested.
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The countdown to our National Conference has begun!
Ongoing contact with a perpetrator can have harmful effects for children; evidence shows that perpetrators may neglect children during contact visits, put them at risk and subject them to abuse. Children’s right to be safe from violence and abuse must be prioritised above parents’ entitlements over their children. Child contact reform is needed.
📢 Join SWA and leading Scottish and international experts in law, justice and social work to explore and draw attention to the systemic issues at play regarding #childcontact, highlighting the need to reform justice processes in Scotland.
More info and book your place 👉 training.womensaid.scot/swa-…
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The Survivors’ Forum is a safe, confidential space for women affected by economic abuse to share experiences, seek peer-to-peer advice, and build supportive connections. Find out more and sign-up by visiting our website 🖱️
ALT 1000+ victim-survivors already connected through our Survivors' Forum