It's helpline number is: 1800 341 900
There was a 43 per cent increase in contacts to the Women's Aid support line during 2020, compared to 2019.
29,717 cases of domestic abuse, including coercive control, were reported to them last year.
Women's Aid helpline is: 1800 341 900
Sarah Benson, CEO of Women’s Aid, says: “these figures are only the tip of the iceberg of the numbers of people who are suffering at the hands of those closest to them and who need protection and support.” pic.twitter.com/jz95EXf27h
— Women's Aid Ireland (@Womens_Aid) June 22, 2021
Chief executive of the organisation, Sarah Benson, says many more cases didn't get reported.
The organisation says the Family Law System is failing abused women and children in Ireland
Sarah Benson says the system doesn't adequately help victims:
Cnt. “One in four women in Ireland are targeted during their lifetime by current or former partners, a shocking one in five will have been abused by the time they are just 25 years old.”
— Women's Aid Ireland (@Womens_Aid) June 22, 2021
Sarah Benson outlines some of the incidences reported to the organisation.
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