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Advance’s Maidstone Women’s Centre marks one-year anniversary

six women standing together in a line, flanking a banner promoting Advance. The women are smiling at the camera and are all dressed in trousers. Aged between early 20s to late 30.

Organisations attending the celebration were on hand to offer everything from help getting back into work; information around benefits; free family law advice for mums in prison to help them re-establish support with their children; and support with substance misuse. At least 60% of women supported by Advance’s criminal justice services will have been victims […]

L’Oreal visits Advance

Two young women, one Asian, one caucasian, in white tshirts, standing at a table packing goodie bags with hair products and beauty products. Both are wearing lanyards

During the visit, volunteers met with women supported by Advance and discussed aspect of our services with a view to building on our relationship with L’Oreal which has a base in West London. Advance provides practical and emotional support in the women’s communities, in our women’s centres, and in collaboration with a variety of specialist […]

Advance and London’s Violence Reduction Unit collaborate on House of Commons event

Five people standing and smiling at camera. L to R are two women, then a man in a suit, and then two women.

This work has seen pilot workshops with young men and boys, aged 13-24, aimed at educating them about healthy relationships, recognising harmful behaviour and language and helping to install values of consent, equality and respect. The Unsaid – Supporting Girls, Engaging Boys event was hosted by Ben Coleman, MP for Chelsea and Fulham and included […]

Advance holds webinar to mark World Suicide Prevention Day

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The webinar was chaired by Amrita Brar, Advance’s Head of Domestic Abuse Services, and explored the link between Gender, Domestic Abuse and suicidality. Panellists were mum, campaigner and Advance Lived Experience Ambassador Sharon Holland, whose daughter Chloe took her own life while in an abusive relationship, Dr Hannana Siddiqui, Director of Policy, Campaigns & Research […]

Legal advice clinic for survivors of domestic abuse

someone sat at a desk, writing with a pen on paper. All you can see is the paper, pen person's hands and part of their body. They are wearing a blue shirt.

The women are supported by Advance, and the Domestic Abuse Family Law Clinic is provided by lawyers from Davis Polk and trained Students from LSE Legal Advice Centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science. The clinic supports across a wide range of issues that domestic abuse survivors need expert help with. These include enforcement of court orders that are being breached; non-molestation orders; child contact arrangements and divorce. […]

Our Asks for Andy Burnham’s Government

The manifesto on which he stands set out a clear ambition to halve violence against women and girls within a decade. The Government’s VAWG strategy began to set out how this could be achieved so that momentum must not falter and we must see them: 1.  Commit to a whole-system, Coordinated Community Response to eliminate […]

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