Women's Aid
@womensaid
Women's Aid is the national charity working to end domestic abuse against women & children.
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We’re really proud to be a part of this project with @Sheffjournalism and @mrawlins1974 ensuring that survivors have positive experiences with journalists and that accounts of domestic abuse are represented accurately and fairly in the media. #EndAbuseTogether
The new Investing in Safety resources developed by Southall Black Sisters, Latin American Women's Rights Service - LAWRS, Safety4Sisters, Ubuntu & AngelouCentre make a strong financial case for investing in by and for services supporting victim-survivors with NRPF.
Pledge to #InvestInSafety . Access👇
southallblacksisters.org.uk/submissions-ca…
After extensive campaigning, we welcome the recent replacement of Clause 15 of the #VictimsAndPrisonersBill , but there is still work to do to ensure it is fit for purpose
We're really excited to be a part of today's webinar with Employers' Initiative on Domestic Abuse!
Celebrating 50 years of Women's Aid, and looking at how employers can help #EndAbuseTogether by supporting survivors' at work and in their communities.
Register here - eida.org.uk/civicrm/event/…
At Women’s Aid we are very proud to be working with Michelle Rawlins at Sheffield Journalism to bring our guidance & experience of working with newsrooms to promote best practice of domestic abuse reporting to MA Journalism students, as part of our 50th year work to #EndAbuseTogether .
We were so happy to cheer on #TeamWomensAid at the #LondonMarathon yesterday as they ran to raise crucial funds for survivors of domestic abuse! 🏃♀️👏
Good luck to all our #TeamWomensAid marathon runners tomorrow, raising an incredible £14,000 so far! We will be cheering you on from the sidelines. If you're interested in fundraising, see what races are coming up in your local area ➡️womensaid.org.uk/get-involved/f…
We're so proud of our Patron Melanie Janine Brown MBE and Women’s Aid Survivor Ambassador Claire Throssell MBE for their continued campaigning to protect children from abuse.
Mel is calling for compulsory training for judges in her new petition shared in The Sun today.
thesun.co.uk/news/27407877/…
Yesterday, the Crown Prosecution Service released its quarterly report of domestic abuse prosecution rates. The data shows that despite a slight increase in the number of referrals from the police, charging rates have decreased. Read our statement here: womensaid.org.uk/womens-aid-res…