We are very excited to be launching a new group work support programme for women This is Me, Here I Am. Thanks to funding from Foundation Scotland and Midlothian Council Small Grants, WAEML employed a workshop facilitator (Ellie Hutchinson) who facilitated online sessions (via Zoom) between Jan – Apr 2021. Nine women worked with Ellie […]
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Incidents of domestic abuse in Scotland have risen by four per cent in the last recorded year – this has been the case for the fourth year in a row. The Scottish Government today released data that shows Police Scotland recorded 62,907 domestic abuse incidents throughout 2019-20. The Scottish Government bulletin notes that common assault
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Women’s Aid East and Midlothian (WAEML) is delighted to have been awarded a two year grant from the Scottish Government’s Third Sector Homelessness Fund to introduce East Lothian’s very first Housing First project for women. This project will be delivered in partnership with East Lothian Council and East Lothian Housing Association. Housing First provides ordinary,
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