Steady use made of Northern Ireland’s new ‘right to ask’
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1489792662097{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1489792637103{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1532604791863{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Northern Ireland’s police service is receiving around five requests a week from people asking if a partner, relative or friend has a history of domestic violence. The so-called Clare’s Law was launched in the province last March. Since then 70 people have contacted police, the […]
Speedy backing to CIH campaign against domestic abuse
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1489792662097{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1489792637103{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1530021956599{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]More than 100 bodies have signed up to the Chartered Institute of Housing’s (CIH) ‘Make a Stand’ pledge to tackle domestic abuse in social housing. The century was reached in the campaign’s first two weeks. Organisations which have signed up to date collectively own and […]
Surge expected in domestic violence during World Cup
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1489792662097{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1489792637103{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1530195689839{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Police forces across the country have issued warnings against a rise in domestic violence around England’s World Cup games. As with other major sporting events, tournament games are often associated with an increase in incidents of domestic abuse because of the mix of alcohol and […]
Behaviour on Love Island leads to gaslighting warning
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1489792662097{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1489792637103{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1530021044364{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Love Island viewers and Women’s Aid have condemned the behaviour of Adam Collard, a contestant on the ITV reality show, for his reaction to fellow islander Rosie Williams confronting him for “ditching” her for a new arrival. While upset Williams poured out her feelings, Collard […]
Universal credit criticised
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1489792662097{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1489792637103{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1526985322038{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Payments under universal credit should be split between partners, and not paid to just one person, to lower the risk of domestic abuse, members of the House of Commons work and pensions select committee were told. Marilyn Howard, a financial abuse expert at the University […]
Camilla: Why domestic violence is a focus of my charity work
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1489792662097{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1489792637103{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1526985098800{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The Duchess of Cornwall has elaborated on why combatting domestic violence has become part of her charity work. “I’d always known about domestic abuse. In fact I knew people who’d suffered from it,” she said in a Sky News interview. But it was not […]
App launched to provide domestic abuse support nationwide
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1489792662097{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1489792637103{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1526984868169{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Domestic abuse charity Hestia and the Vodafone Foundation have launched Bright Sky, a free mobile app to help people affected by domestic abuse. The organisations claim the app is the first to provide a UK-wide directory of support services by enabling users to locate their […]
National recognition for Jane’s Place
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1489792662097{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1489792637103{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1526984688344{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The Calico social housing group of Burnley has won a major national award for its safe house for victims of domestic abuse with additional complex needs. The company was judged to be top in this year’s category for ‘outstanding approach to meeting specialist housing needs […]
Legal costs stop thousands of domestic abuse victims securing protection
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1489792662097{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1489792637103{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1524555255228{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Almost 6,300 domestic abuse victims in England were last year unable to obtain non-molestation orders because of legal aid limitations, the National Centre for Domestic Violence (NCDV) says. Because applicants for non-molestation orders are means tested, they often have to pay towards the cost. Problems […]
Force cheers up refuge children at Easter
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1489792662097{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1489792637103{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1524553998306{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]West Midland police officers dipped into their own pockets and paid for 300 chocolate eggs to be given to children spending Easter in domestic abuse refuges in Birmingham and Solihull. Maureen Connolly, CEO of Women’s Aid which runs the shelters, said: “Wonderful donations like these […]
