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Rurality and Domestic Abuse

Scottish Women's Aid

This event is in the past

Despite prevalence levels being similar, rural survivors are half as likely as urban victims to report domestic abuse and experience abuse on average about 25 times longer. Whilst much has been done to raise awareness of domestic abuse across Scotland, much less is known about the specific needs of victims and survivors in rural areas. Vast geographic areas, close knit communities, poor public transport, distance to services and the isolation of remote and rural areas can be used by perpetrators to further their control. Often this means the more rural the setting, the higher risk of serious harm.

The session will provide an opportunity to explore and reflect on the specific needs of rural victims, survivors and their children impacted by domestic abuse, providing practical steps to improve the identification and response to provide better, safer outcomes for rural victims and survivors

By the end of the course, you will:

• Understand how Domestic Abuse in rural areas is different to urban areas

• Have increased confidence and skills in recognising the signs of domestic abuse in victims and survivors

• Understand the additional barriers to leaving which victims face in rural communities

• Explore the practice implications for addressing domestic abuse and supporting victims and survivors in rural areas.

• Have knowledge of local domestic abuse services and how to signpost to them

Facilitator: Judy Ferguson has worked with Women’s Aid since 2011, initially as the Chair of South Lanarkshire Women’s Aid, prior to spending 9 years with East Ayrshire Women’s Aid where she was responsible for the East Ayrshire Violence Against Women Multi-Agency Partnership Learning and Development Programmes and the lead trainer in East Ayrshire HSCP for all GBV training.

Recently Judy has become a Safe & Together Certified Trainer and was part of the Scotland SafeLives training team delivering the DA Matters Training Programme to 14,000 Police Scotland staff, alongside being part of the Scottish Women’s Aid expert Coercive Control training team supporting the wider roll out of the new Domestic Abuse Scotland Act (DASA) 2018.

Judy previously coordinated and delivered the CEDAR programme and works widely across a range of settings training and awareness raising and is passionate about improving the understanding of and response to women and children experiencing domestic abuse.

Date
14:00-16:30, 19 October 2021
Contact
Rosemary Banner
01312266606
Theme
Social justice & poverty
Cost
£25.00
Attendance type
Online only
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