“We were always treading on eggshells. I felt the fear but didn’t know what was going on” – Child survivor of domestic abuse. Women’s Aid has today released new statistics on the number of women and children unable to access a place in a lifesaving refuge to mark the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based … Continue reading “Women’s Aid – Leave no woman or child behind”: Women’s Aid launches 16 Days campaign”
Month: November 2017
SafeLives Insights national briefing on children living with domestic abuse
At the time they start school, at least one child in every class will have been living with domestic abuse since they were born. SafeLives Insights dataset reveals that two in five children (41%) in families where there is domestic abuse have been living with that abuse since they were born. For some children, this … Continue reading “SafeLives Insights national briefing on children living with domestic abuse”