DVCN - Domestic Violence Co-ordinators Network

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11th April 2011

WWA SUCCESSFUL IN BIDDING FOR THE WALES DOMESTIC ABUSE AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE HELPLINE TENDER

WWA have been contracted  to manage the All Wales Domestic Abuse Helpline following a successful tender application.
 
The Helpline services from the 1st April will be extended to provide  information and sign posting for callers experiencing sexual violence. WWA learnt this week that their application to tender has been accepted by the Welsh Assembly Government.

WWA have previously managed the Helpline since its inception in 2004, and to date the Helpline has managed more than 80,000 telephone calls from women and men experiencing or concerned about domestic abuse.

For more information about the Wales Domestic Abuse Helpline, please visit the Wales Domestic Abuse Helpline website.

8th January 2013

Eaves: Women's Groups call for 'Leveson debate' to 'wake up' to harm to women

Eaves, Equality Now, EVAW (End Violence Against Women) and Object gave evidence at the Leveson Inquiry in January

8th January 2013

BBC News: Somerset elderly domestic abuse victims offered help

Increasing the visibility of domestic abuse among the over 50s is planned

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