Yoga & Therapies for Women

Training Opportunity!

This session will look at key principles and practice approaches to identifying risk where someone is experiencing domestic abuse, strategies for engaging with women, promoting safety planning, understanding risk and escalation triggers. Book your place here: https://bit.ly/4ek8zjw

Scottish Women’s Aid is the lead organisation in Scotland working towards the prevention of domestic abuse. We play a vital role coordinating, influencing and campaigning for effective responses to domestic abuse.

We work with a network of 33 specialist local Women’s Aid groups toward a shared vision of a Scotland where domestic abuse is not tolerated.

What do we do?
Since we were set up in 1976 Scottish Women’s Aid has been at the forefront of shaping responses to domestic abuse in Scotland. We are proud of the work that we do with a wide range of partners to achieve change here in Scotland, across the UK and internationally.

We work with police and prosecutors, politicians, the children’s sector, other agencies and the public in Scotland. Visit our Working For Change page to find out more about what we do here and across the world.

Scottish Women’s Aid and the Women’s Aid network


In 2016, Scottish Women’s Aid celebrated 40 years of supporting and advocating for the Women’s Aid network. Scottish Women’s Aid was set up in 1976 by the then 7 (Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Kirkcaldy, Dunfermline, Falkirk and Clackmannanshire) local Women’s Aid groups to provide support, make the network bigger and increase the number of refuges available for women and children experiencing domestic abuse. Today, Scottish Women’s Aid is the national office of the Women’s Aid network, and our national work continues to be rooted in the local work to support women, children and young people with experience of domestic abuse. The network now consists of 33 independent local Women’s Aid charities who provide high quality specialist services and who commit each year to a shared set of principles.

Being a member organisation makes Scottish Women’s Aid strong – we work to maintain a mutually supportive, listening, and learning network – recognising and celebrating the expertise of our members.

Information
©Scottish Women’s Aid 2024

2nd Floor, 132 Rose Street,
Edinburgh, Scotland EH2 3JD
Tel: 0131 226 6606

We know that when you're experiencing domestic abuse it can feel like you're totally alone. We want you to know we're here for you, 24/7.

Scotland's Domestic Abuse & Forced Marriage Helpline: 0800 027 1234
Email & web chat: http://sdafmh.org.uk
Text/WhatsApp 07401 288 595

If you are on benefit, low income, no income, homeless or at risk of becoming homeless and you are struggling with your physical, emotional or mental wellbeing, then you qualify for this project. You can access support for 8 to 12 sessions a year, depending on your health condition and circumstances.

https://planetary-healing.org/project-holisticHealth.html

Women’s Aid will always believe survivors.

You can:
➡️ Contact us via Live Chat (8am-6pm on Friday and Monday and 10am-6pm on Saturday and Sunday)
➡️ Email [email protected]
➡️ Visit the Survivors' Forum
➡️ View our updated Survivor's Handbook

Find all resources via this link: https://ow.ly/r7jn50SL2mN..

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Walking home alone this weekend? Strut Safe are a free, confidential, UK-based phone line that you can call if you're walking home alone. One of their volunteers will keep you company over the phone until you're home safe. 🧡

You can reach them on 0333 335 0026. Their lines are open from 7pm to 3am on Fridays and Saturdays, and from 7pm to 1am on Sundays.

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We're nearing our petition goal, just 2,000 signatures away! If you've already signed, please share it with your friends and family to help Mel achieve a safer family court system.

Every day, family court orders are putting women and children at risk by forcing them into contact with dangerous abusers, sometimes making the court experience as traumatic as the abuse itself.

That's why Melanie Brown MBE is urging the Judicial College to implement compulsory ongoing training in collaboration with experts like Women's Aid.

Join Melanie by signing and sharing our petition because children's safety must always come first. https://ow.ly/9w7450RlltQ ➡️

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We can’t control what happens around us, but we can choose how we respond. Join us for Meaningful May and focus on the things that matter ❤️

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Welcome May!
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May you be filled with loving kindness
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Today and always

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Those of us who have survived domestic violence are the bravest people on the planet. Just getting through the day is heroic. https://carolineabbott.com/2020/02/the-long-journey-from-victim-to-survivor-to-thriver/

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