Women’s Aid and Rape Crisis services in West Dunbartonshire have welcomed a funding pledge which allows them to develop their support for women and children.
Councillors unanimously approved proposals to maintain funding for the duration of the current administration’s term – providing the longest ever sustained cash guarantee for women’s lifeline services across the area, which has one of the highest rates of domestic abuse in Scotland.
Figures last year showed the region has the second worst rate of domestic abuse in Scotland – with Dumbarton District Women’s Aid (DDWA) revealing referrals have spiked by 60 percent.
