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A 3-minute animation produced by Sunderland City Council which contains key messages for multi-agency staff and trusted professionals who...

WWIN (Wearside Women in Need) and AAFDA (Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse) one of twenty initiatives to receive share of £9.1 million...

As many of you may know one of the key priorities for the Domestic Abuse Commissioner is to eradicate the postcode lottery for victims...

Do you live or work in Newcastle, North Tyneside or Northumberland? Want to know how you can help support victims of domestic abuse? Our...

Have you used 'Clare's Law' - the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (DVDS)? This law lets you find out about someone you are in a...

The lockdown means some women have felt trapped at home with violent and abusive partners, and support workers say they are seeing more...

A HUGE thank you to the LGA Foundation for their £10,000 grant supporting our counselling service here at WWiN. This service allows us...

Our December newsletter.

If you shop Amazon Black Friday Week deals from 20th - 30th November, you can do more than discover great deals: Simply shop at...

We are currently running a crowd funder campaign which will run over Christmas. The fundraising campaign is to buy a minibus so that we...

WWiN is dedicated to supporting people who are at risk of, or suffering, domestic abuse. We know that Covid-19 restrictions have had...

Welcome to our quarterly newsletter.

Coronavirus: Domestic violence 'increases globally during lockdown' Alone, yet together. Women supporting women in their own communities...

WWiN has been working with the Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner and other local services to produce a new campaign aimed at the...

All Fair in Love and War? Changing goalposts and shifting sands. I've cried a waterfall of tears As my marriage slipped through my hands....

WOW! Thank you to Newcastle University Ladies Hockey Club (NULHC), Each team ran 173km - 1km for each of the 173 women murdered in...

Launching 04 May 2020 - WWiN has a new online Domestic Abuse chat service right here on our website. If you need help, advice or just...

WWiN would like to say a big thank you to Ian and Ambialet Ltd for your generous donation. Helping to keep families safe in...

A huge thank you to HMH Civils, Ballinger Trust, Washington Forge Rotary Club and Our Lady Queen of Peace (Shiney Row) for donations made...

We are pleased to announce that we have been awarded Women's Aid National Quality Standards accreditation for 2020. The Women’s Aid...