Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid in 5 women in Ireland experience domestic violence in their lifetime 1 Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid Women’s Aid National Freephone Helpline Open 7 days, 10am-10pm

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid Women’s Aid offers hope, care, compassion, and safety to women and children. 3 Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid The Women’s Aid National Freephone Helpline responded to 11,169 calls in Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid Women’s Aid offered over 2,000 hours of support to callers to the National Freephone Helpline in Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid Domestic Violence can happen to any woman – it could be your mother, your sister, your daughter, your friend, your colleague. 6 Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid In 2011 the Women’s Aid One to One Support Service supported women face to face on 455 occasions. 7 #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid ,612 disclosures of emotional, physical, sexual, and financial abuse were made to our National Freephone Helpline in #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid ,399 disclosures of emotional abuse were made to the National Freephone Helpline in Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid Physical assault is a serious crime. 2,337 disclosures of physical assault were made to the National Freephone Helpline in Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid disclosures of sexual abuse were made to the National Freephone Helpline in 2011, including 184 rapes. 11 Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid % of perpetrators of adult sexual violence in Ireland are partners. 12 #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid ,399 disclosures of financial abuse were made to the National Freephone Helpline in Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid ‘Children First: National Guidelines on the Protection of Children in Ireland’ identifies exposing children to domestic violence as a form of emotional abuse against children. 14 #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid In 2011, 44% (5,022) of callers to the National Freephone Helpline disclosed that children were present in the home where abuse was happening. 15 Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid For many women who call Women’s Aid, protecting their children is a constant worry. 16 Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid There were 2,076 disclosures of direct child abuse to the Helpline, a 25% increase on the previous year. 17 Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid This figure includes: 1,752 cases of direct emotional abuse to children 258 cases where children were directly physically or sexually abused. 18 Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid Domestic violence continues to be the most common context in which children experience abuse, with the abuser of the mother being the abuser of the children. 19 #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid At times, the perpetrator will deliberately target the children as a way to hurt both the child and their mother. 20 #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid Children continue to be at risk from the effects of violence during the relationship and after separation. 21 #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid Our Court Accompaniment Service provides advocacy and support specific to the needs of women seeking legal redress regarding violence by a current or former husband or partner. 22 #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid In 2011, Women’s Aid support workers went to court 142 times with 91 women. Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid Since 1996 there have been 179 women murdered in the Republic of Ireland. 109 women (61%) were killed in their own homes. 24 #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid In the resolved cases, 71 women (53%) were murdered by a partner or ex-partner. 25 #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid In a national survey on domestic abuse, almost 60% of people who had experienced severe abuse in intimate relationships experienced the abuse for the first time under the age of Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid in2u, our national public awareness campaign highlights controlling and abusive behaviour in dating relationships, encouraging young women to complete a ‘Relationship Healthcheck’ on a dedicated website The website received 13,769 visits during the 4-week campaign in Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid Only 3% of women using the Women’s Aid One to One Support Service did so during the first year of an abusive relationship. Some women had been living with abuse for over 30 years before seeking help from Women’s Aid. 28 #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid Pregnancy does not offer protection from domestic violence. 29 Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid Abuse during pregnancy disclosed to the Helpline in 2011 included: raping and beating women while pregnant or soon after delivery or miscarriage. being beaten while pregnant to the point of miscarriage. 30 Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid Internationally, 30% of women who experience domestic violence are physically assaulted for the first time during pregnancy. 31 Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid ,598 calls have been answered by the Women’s Aid National Freephone Helpline in the last 10 years. 32 Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid % of women using the Women’s Aid One to One Support Service for the first time in 2011 were migrant women. Migrant women experiencing domestic violence face additional barriers such as lack of independent residency status or ineligibility for social protection. 33 #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid The Women’s Aid National Freephone Helpline provides support in 170 languages. 34 #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid Women’s Aid – “We Are Here For You” 35 #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid “Nos estamos aqui para si” 36 #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid “Tá muid anseo duit” 37 #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid “Siamo qui per te” 38 #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid “ 我們是來幫助你 ” 39 #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid “Estamos aquí para ti” 40 #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid “ لمساعدتك هنا نحن ” 41 #womensaid

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th, 2012 #womensaid Women’s Aid National Freephone Helpline Open 7 days, 10am-10pm 42 #womensaid