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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Mischa Anouk Smith

1 woman a week is murdered by a current or former partner - this is why the Women’s Aid rally outside Parliament needs to be on your radar

Domestic abuse is an epidemic.

1 woman a week is murdered by a partner or ex-partner.

We are living in a domestic abuse epidemic yet funding for women’s support, social services, and refuge allocations are terrifyingly low. Referrals for women’s refuges have a 66% refusal rate - this means that 66% of all referrals for women and children will not be accommodated, explains Farah Nazeer, CEO of Women’s Aid.

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