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Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011 The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2 June 13 th , 2012 #womensaid 1800 341 900 www.womensaid.ie #womensaid 1800 341 900 www.womensaid.ie 1 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 1800 341 900 www.womensaid.ie

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Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2

June 13th, 2012

#womensaid 1800 341 900 www.womensaid.ie #womensaid 1800 341 900 www.womensaid.ie

1 in 5 women in Ireland experience domestic

violence in their lifetime

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Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2

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Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2

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Women’s Aid National Freephone Helpline

1800 341 900 Open 7 days, 10am-10pm

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2

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Women’s Aid offers hope, care, compassion, and safety to women and

children.

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Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2

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The Women’s Aid National Freephone

Helpline responded to 11,169 calls

in 2011.

Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2

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Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2

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#womensaid 1800 341 900 www.womensaid.ie #womensaid 1800 341 900 www.womensaid.ie

Women’s Aid offered over 2,000 hours of support to

callers to the National Freephone Helpline in

2011.

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Domestic Violence can happen to any woman – it could be your

mother, your sister, your daughter, your friend, your

colleague.

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Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2

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In 2011 the Women’s Aid One to One Support

Service supported women face to face on 455

occasions.

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Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2

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12,612 disclosures of emotional, physical, sexual,

and financial abuse were made to our National

Freephone Helpline in 2011.

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8,399 disclosures of emotional abuse were made to the National Freephone Helpline

in 2011.

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Physical assault is a serious crime.

2,337 disclosures of physical assault were made to

the National Freephone Helpline in 2011.

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Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2

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477 disclosures of sexual abuse were made to

the National Freephone Helpline in 2011, including

184 rapes.

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Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2

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28% of perpetrators of adult sexual violence in Ireland are

partners.

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1,399 disclosures of financial abuse were made to the National Freephone

Helpline in 2011.

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Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2

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‘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.

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In 2011, 44% (5,022) of callers to the National Freephone

Helpline disclosed that children were present in the home where

abuse was happening.

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Women’s Aid Annual Statistics 2011The Westin Hotel, Dublin 2

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For many women who callWomen’s Aid, protecting their

children is a constantworry.

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There were 2,076 disclosures of direct child abuse to the Helpline,

a 25% increase on the previous year.

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This figure includes:•1,752 cases of direct emotional abuse to children•258 cases where children were directly physically or sexually abused.

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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.

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At times, the perpetrator will deliberately target the children as a way to hurt both the child

and their mother.

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Children continue to be at risk from the effects of violence

during the relationship and after separation.

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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.

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In 2011, Women’s Aid support workers went to court 142 times with 91

women.  

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Since 1996 there have been 179 women murdered in the Republic

of Ireland.

109 women (61%) were killed in their own homes.

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In the resolved cases, 71 women (53%) were murdered by

a partner or ex-partner.

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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 25.

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2in2u, 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 www.2in2u.ie.

The website received 13,769 visits during the 4-week campaign in 2011.

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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.

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Pregnancy does not offer protection from domestic violence.

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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.

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Internationally, 30% of women who experience domestic

violence are physically assaulted for the first time during

pregnancy.

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116,598 calls have been answered by the Women’s Aid National Freephone Helpline in

the last 10 years.

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41% 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.

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The Women’s Aid National Freephone Helpline provides support in 170 languages.

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Women’s Aid –“We Are Here For You”

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“Nos estamos aqui para si”

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“Tá muid anseo duit”

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“Siamo qui per te”

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“我們是來幫助你”

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“Estamos aquí para ti”

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“ نحن هنا ”لمساعدتك

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Women’s Aid National Freephone Helpline

1800 341 900 Open 7 days, 10am-10pm

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