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31.01.2012 (108 Days Ago)
Read in the Guardian
Not the way to free women from their abusers!
Cuts force domestic violence refuges to turn victims away
Charities say funding cuts mean it is increasingly difficult to find beds for vulnerable women
Victims of domestic violence at risk of further abuse are being advised to sleep in Occupy camps, in police stations and accident and emergency departments because of sweeping cuts across the sector, according to domestic violence charities.
On an average day last year 230 women were turned away by Women's Aid, around 9% of those seeking refuge, because of a lack of space, the organisation has revealed.
And as further cuts begin to bite more women are likely to be put in danger, said Nicola Harwin, chief executive of Women's Aid, the largest national organisation for domestic and sexual violence services.
Read the rest here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/jan/31/domestic-violence-victims-risk-cuts
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Marta wrote 97 Days Ago (neutral) 0This is such a difficult subject. How do we as individuals start helping each other stop striking out when we are hurt or afraid. To learn instead to pull together and find a better way. Yes this is just violence as Heidi puts it. There is never a consent to this.0 points
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Heidi wrote 107 Days Ago (positive) 1And as more men lose their jobs, the violence will escalate as their frustration is then taken out on the women in their lives.
We need to drop the 'domestic' from the violence & simply call it violence. There is still a dominant belief among many that because it's between partners, there is or was somehow a consent to getting beaten, i.e. the woman must have asked for it.0 points
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