Domestic abuse

Women’s Aid Federation Northern Ireland, in partnership with the South Eastern Domestic and Sexual Violence Partnership, have produced guidelines for journalists when reporting on domestic violence and abuse. This document… Read more →

Women’s Aid response to NIO consultation on dealing with the past

Recommendations on how domestic violence and abuse should inform the health & social care response to mental health service provision

Women’s Aid recommendations for how Domestic Homicide Reviews might function in Northern Ireland.  

The Belfast Domestic & Sexual Violence Partnership has developed a leaflet on financial abuse – what is it, how to recognise it, and how to break free from it. The… Read more →

Opposing the two child cap and rape clause A briefing paper on issues relating to the 2-child tax credit cap and ‘rape clause’, published by the Women’s Policy Group Northern… Read more →

WAFNI response to consultation on Safe Access to Healthcare Services A response to Clare Bailey MLA’s consultation on safe access to healthcare services, and proposed buffer zones around reproductive health… Read more →

Adoption and Children NI Bill A response from WAFNI on the Adoption & Children’s Bill for Northern Ireland.

Listen Up Government – children and young people’s response to the draft NI strategy for CYP Women’s Aid consulted with children and young people in our services about what they… Read more →

WAFNI response to Children and Young People’s Stategy NI

WAFNI response to Draft Northern Ireland Policing Plan 2017-18 A response to the draft Policing Plan for Northern Ireland 2017-18

WAFNI further evidence to family justice review group Supplementary written evidence supplied to Lord Justice Gillen and the Family Justice Review Group

NIHE homelessness strategy consultation response A response to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive’s draft Homelessness Strategy

WAFNI repsonse to PfG outcome 7 delivery plans A response to DOJ’s delivery plan for Outcome 7 of the Programme for Government.

WAFNI Stalking evidence for Justice Committee Evidence to the Justice Committee on a potential stalking law for Northern Ireland.

Draft Programme for Government response

Proposals for withdrawal of compendia on ‘A profile of older people in Northern Ireland’ and ‘Gender Equality Statistics’

WAFNI response to Protect Life 2 Suicide strategy

Women’s Aid NI response to the draft Programme for Government Framework.

Women’s Aid NI response to DOJ consultation on a domestic abuse offence, coercive control, and Clare’s Law for Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that does not have a domestic violence disclosure scheme. A DVDS is a scheme that allows people to ask police if… Read more →

Domestic violence is about so much more than physical violence. It is a pattern of control and manipulation driven by deeply-held beliefs of entitlement. Find out more about coercive control… Read more →

Response to Department of Justice (DoJ) and Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) consultation.

Shadow Report Submitted by the Northern Ireland Women’s European Platform for the Examination of the Government Of Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 55th Session Of the Committee On… Read more →

Agreed conclusions from the 57th session of the Commission on the Status of Women on 4–15 March 2013.

Response to Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) consultation.

A CAP funded research report, written by Anne Lazenbatt, John Devaney and Aideen Gildea, Queen’s University Belfast

Useful information for lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans people who have concerns about domestic or sexual violence

Useful information for about the Helpline.