This #DebtAwarenessWeek, the theme is debunking the shame and stigma around debt, and that conversation must include survivors of domestic abuse.  Too often, debt is framed as a personal failure or poor financial management. But in reality, many people experience debt...

January 2026 marks a significant milestone for Scottish Women's Aid: ten years of managing Scotland's Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline. A decade of being there, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for anyone affected by domestic abuse or forced marriage...

Trigger Warning: This poem contains references to domestic abuse, honour-based abuse, sexual violence, and coercive control. Please take care while reading and feel free to step away if you need to. Support is available from Scotland’s Domestic Abuse and Forced...

Scottish Women’s Aid has launched a new pilot, funded by the Scottish Government, to embed specialist debt advisers within Women’s Aid services in Dundee and West Lothian. The need for this type of support is pressing. More than half of women experiencing domestic...

The Children (Scotland) Act 2020 officially commenced five years ago. The Act contains important provisions to improve children’s participation in decisions about them, to strengthen children’s rights throughout civil court processes, and to improve standards of...

This guest post by West Lothian Women's Aid (WLWA) explains what happens when a woman gets in touch looking for support. If you are experiencing domestic abuse, you can find your local Women's Aid, here: https://womensaid.scot/find-nearest-wa-group/ Living day by day...

  This guest blog from Border Women's Aid (BWA) gives an insight into how its outreach service supports women and children experiencing domestic abuse.    In addition to providing refuge, our Outreach Service was established in 2020 to extend our capacity to...

Why didn’t you see the signs?   They ask you that often.   Is it because he gave you rose tinted glasses to wear? They blurred the lines and dimmed the focus, so everything looked warm and fuzzy.  “You’ll love them,” he said.   Or is it because he gave you ear...

If you walk through any city centre at this time of year, you’ll notice that everything is red and heart shaped. Advertisers know how to appeal to our senses, and the shops are bursting with delicious chocolates, fine perfumes, soft cuddly teddy bears holding hearts,...

So I shouted   We moved through the streets, side by side. We held our signs high, yesterday’s cereal boxes and amazon parcels, now newly painted with messages we needed the world to hear. Some were messages of hope and solidarity for the future and some, well,...