In tandem with a Global Data Count of domestic violence services, SAFE Ireland announced today, International Women’s Day, that 770 women and children received support from domestic violence services on just one day. The network’s national one-day census which was carried out on November 4th 2011. more here »
‘SAFE Ireland urgently needs your support to continue our work for the elimination of domestic violence in Ireland. We need 1,000 people or businesses to donate €250 to SAFE Ireland, in order to stay open and continue our work in 2012. If you or someone you know can afford to donate €250 or more to SAFE Ireland we would greatly appreciate it. Read more »
‘Eliminating domestic violence from our lives and our communities’
First Safe Ireland Week asks family and friends to know the signs and be informed about how they can help someone living with abuse. Read more »
The visit was an acknowledgement of the work carried out by Safe Ireland and its members in providing support to women and children looking for safety from abuse. The President … Read more »
On the 4th of November 2010 we recorded that 555 women and 324 children received support from a domestic violence support service. On this day our members answered 140 helpline calls from women needing support. More here »
This event is the first in a planned series of national conversations about domestic violence in Ireland. The event will be chaired by Miriam O’Callaghan and also includes the launch of the SAFE Ireland annual One Day Census 2010. The event takes place on Wednesday 19th of October. Read More »
Not Always Safety in Numbers for Women in 2010: Women and children looking for safety could not be accommodated on over 3,000 occasions in 2010 because domestic violence refuges were either full or unavailable in an area. Throughout the year, 7,235 women received support from domestic violence services. SAFE Ireland’s members answered 38,629 helpline calls. 1,545 women along with 2,355 children lived in refuge for various periods of time. Read more »
Recent research has highlighted the important role of friends and families and a range of professionals in giving information about support services to victims of domestic violence. Click Here for details >>
Trans-Atlantic groundbreaking research programme to commence in April 2011
As part of a national campaign to increase awareness of specialist support services for victims of domestic and sexual violence, two national networks have launched a wallet card which contains the contact details of all domestic violence services and rape crisis centre’s in Ireland.
Violence in the home remains one of the most serious forms of abuse facing Irish women today…
A new campaign hopes to tackle violence against women, with men taking a leading role, writes PAMELA DUNCAN in the Irish Times Saturday Magazine.
7,512 women, 2,462 children supported and over 34,000 helpline calls to domestic violence services in 2009. “Ireland is now gambling recklessly with the lives of women and children seeking support for domestic violence”, said SAFE Ireland, the representative network of domestic violence services. It announced its latest stark statistics today, half way through the international 16 days of action against violence against women.
Men are being asked to join with women and speak out against violence against women in a new national campaign that was launched today.
Domestic violence against women and children in immigrant communities is a growing problem. Now there are calls for a change in Government policy to give victims of violence more rights and better access to the emergency facilities they need, writes JAMIE SMYTH, Social Affairs Correspondent. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2010/0925/1224279646614.html
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