This blog post was written by a worker at Monklands Women's Aid. Names and specifics have been changed to preserve anonymity. Monklands Women's Aid has provided expert support to women and children experiencing domestic abuse for over 40 years. Their trusted...

Blog post by an anonymous member of our Survivor Group. We thank her for sharing her experiences here. Content warning: domestic abuse, coercive control. Please read with care and note the support available at the bottom of this post. Throughout the year, from...

Scottish Women's Aid's campaign for 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence 2022 is looking at the impact that the cost of living crisis is having on women and children experiencing domestic abuse and the many costs that women face - financial, emotional and...

Scottish Women's Aid's campaign for 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence 2022 is looking at the many costs that women face - emotional, financial and otherwise - if they leave abusers. This poem is by an anonymous member of our Survivor Group who has...

Scottish Women's Aid's campaign for 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence 2022 is looking at the impact that the cost of living crisis is having on women and children experiencing domestic abuse and the many costs that women face - financial, emotional and...

Scottish Women's Aid's campaign for 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence 2022 is looking at the impact that the cost of living crisis is having on women and children experiencing domestic abuse and the many costs that women face - financial, emotional and...

This September, Equally Safe in Practice (ESiP) and seven local councils from across Scotland are marking the end of a pilot phase that has seen hundreds of council staff engage with newly developed learning modules and an animation. Since 2021, Angus Council, Dundee...

Blog post by an anonymous member of our Survivor Group. We thank her for sharing her experiences here. Content warning: domestic abuse, shame, harm to children. Read with care. Information on where to get support is at the end of this post. Two years ago, during the...

If you are experiencing domestic abuse, or supporting someone who is, and need somewhere to have a safe, private conversation, Safe Spaces are available. We understand that it can be very isolating and difficult to access support when you are experiencing domestic...

By Sue McKellar, Participation Lead at Scottish Women's Aid Women's Aid was built on participation, right from the first refuge space being made because a woman experiencing abuse said she needed to be in a safe place. The only difference between then and now is then...