We are delighted to inform you of the opening of our new Domestic Abuse Early Intervention and Prevention Hub on 2nd May. This comes about by merging the existing BCC…
Becky shares her behind-the-scenes take on working in our central administration team. When you think of BSWA do you think of the workers that support our women on the frontline…
As part of Safer Internet Day 2023 we’re sharing this toolkit designed by our team to help if you’re concerned that your might be under surveillance by your partner or…
This winter, there are a variety of Warm Spaces in the Birmingham and Solihull area which are free to visit and offer a range of services. You can search based…
During the festive period, our helpline will be open every day 9.15-5.15pm with the exception of Christmas Day and New Year’s Day when it will be closed. Our webchat service…
Every year from the 25th November until the 10th December, we highlight the UN’s 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. This is an important time of year, as we…
My name is Jennifer and I am one of the Advocate Educators for the IRIS Interventions Project. I work in the Solihull area. I have worked in the domestic abuse…
Being heard is not the same as being understood: why interpreting matters
Towards the end of 2021 we launched our campaign to raise awareness of the immense pain caused to survivors of domestic abuse, through not being offered adequate support in the…
Reproductive Coercion and Control: an often overlooked aspect of domestic abuse
As discussions have been held around the world about the increase in state control of women’s reproductive rights and justice, it made me think about how we are capturing reproductive…
Prem, who works in our Infrastructure team, shares her experience of volunteering at the recent games I’m sure you’re all aware that the biggest multi-sports event has just taken part…
A new blog feature highlighting the women we should know about, but never get told about… Cecile Fatiman Cecile was a Haitian Priestess and played a key role inthe Haitian…