Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea Councillor visits ground-breaking domestic abuse charity
The 10 Angelou Partner organisations, led by Advance, work together to address domestic abuse and sexual violence supporting women and girls in Central and West London, including those in marginalised communities. The service has delivered specialist support in Central and West London boroughs to more than 3,000 women and children each year. Through a coordinated […]
Advance gives evidence at the House of Lords Justice & Home Affairs Committee
Advance was invited to provide evidence at a session, having also heard evidence from those with lived experience of the justice system and the Probation Service. During the session we highlighted the positive impact of the services commissioned and delivered for the last 2 years (since June 2021), including: the commissioning of holistic services across […]
Statement about the criminal justice response to domestic abuse and violence against women and girls
Thousands of women supported by Advance tell us that they feel unprotected and silenced; they are not heard or believed by the police, they are not understood by prosecutors and the courts, and are not fully supported by statutory agencies and the wider community. Whilst more women than ever before are reporting domestic abuse crimes […]
Advance statement on the first reading of The Renters’ Reform Bill
However, we worry that new powers in the Renters Reform Bill and within the Anti-social Action Plan, given to landlords to evict tenants with shorter notice periods, on the grounds of antisocial behaviour and rent arrears will have detrimental impacts on women living with abuse, risking further abuse, homelessness, and criminalisation, and creating further barriers […]
Increase in mental health issues including suicidal thoughts due to domestic abuse
Advance, the sector-leading charity that supports women experiencing domestic abuse and those in the criminal justice system, has conducted research looking at the prevalence of poor mental health experienced by those supported by Advance across their services in the past year. During the year ended 28th February 2023, 64% of the 2,578 women and girls […]
Advance launches its Strategy 2023-2026
Niki Scordi, CEO of Advance said: -Ends- For all press enquiries, please contact: Emma Walker E: press@advancecharity.org.uk T: 020 3953 3111 About Advance Advance was founded in 1998 and is an award-winning London-based innovative charity that supports women who have experienced domestic abuse and those who have committed crime to end their re-offending. The charity’s […]