Who We Are

About Scottish Women's Aid

Scottish Women's Aid is the lead organisation in Scotland working towards the prevention of domestic abuse. We play a vital role campaigning and lobbying for effective responses to domestic abuse.

An important aspect of our work is ensuring that women and children with experience of domestic abuse get the services they need, both from local Women’s Aid groups and from the agencies they are likely to contact.

Our members are local Women’s Aid groups which provide specialist services to women, children and young people. These include safe refuge accommodation, information and support.

We provide advice, information, training and publications to members and non-members.

Our mission statement

Scottish Women’s Aid works to end violence against women by tackling its root cause, which is gender inequality. We do this by:

• Promoting women’s equality and children’s rights.
• Campaigning for responses which actively prevent violence against women.
• Working to ensure that services are available to women, young people and children with experience of domestic abuse.
• Providing services and advice to our members.