Refuges around the UK are facing a huge challenge as they work to support a rising number of women experiencing abuse during lockdown. calls to the National Domestic Abuse Helpline had risen by 25%.
Dawn Butler, Labour’s women and equalities spokesperson, has called on Boris Johnson to “urgently reconsider” the decision to omit domestic violence professionals from the published list of ‘key workers’.
People should be mindful of those who don’t see their home as a safe place, police and crime commissioned John Campion said. “Victims of domestic abuse are facing quarantine for weeks, or months, with their perpetrators.
The long-awaited Domestic Abuse Bill contains some good measures – but there is still a way to go to ensure proper protection for victims, writes Jess Phillips MP. The Domestic Abuse Bill is to be welcomed.
On 23 October WAITS was featured in an hour-long lunch time radio show “The truth behind Domestic Abuse” on the Caroline Martin show BBC radio WM, and fundraising evening raises £2,550.
Cameras have been rolling on a new film dealing with issues surrounding domestic abuse. The Saleem Foundation were making a film about domestic abuse with young actors.
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