Border Women's Aid Ltd

About

Border Women's Aid is a service for women run by women. We provide specialist support to women who are at risk of, experiencing or recovering from domestic abuse. Women are supported to increase their safety and to understand the dynamics of domestic abuse and begin to plan for a life free from the threat of domestic abuse by building on their strengths whilst developing the knowledge, skills and tools they need to determine their own future. We offer: Refuge - two welcoming self-contained refuge spaces for women and their children, 2) outreach - 1: 1 support to women either in person, or by telephone. We deliver Own My Life group support and education in prevention by delivering the Escape the TRAP (Teenage Relationship Abuse Prevention) programme in all secondary schools in the Scottish Borders. We engage with partner agencies to provide holistic support to women and children. We also work to raise awareness of our services and domestic abuse in general.

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