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Update For CEA Service Users At CEA one of our core values is to put the safety of our clients, staff and partner agencies first. However, due to the unprecedented nature of the measures we are all having to take to protect ourselves from the COVID-19 virus, our service will have to make some changes…
Event Update 9 December 2019: We are delighted to share that our 16 Days of Action Event has been a huge success! We would like to extend our gratitude to Falkirk Howgate Centre for their cooperation and support for accommodating this Annual Event. We would also like to take this opportunity to recognise and acknowledge…
Scotland’s Domestic Abuse Act came into being on 1 April 2019. The new Act makes all domestic abuse towards a partner, whether psychological or physical, a criminal offence. Offenders could face up to 14 years in prison. The Act redefines domestic abuse as a course of behaviour towards a partner intended to cause them harm,…
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is an international campaign to challenge violence against women and girls. The campaign runs every year from 25th November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to 10th December, Human Rights Day. As part of 16 Days of Activism, on the 29th November 2018, Committed…
The Scottish Government is bringing in a new Domestic Abuse Bill, with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon having included the legislation in her programme for government. Scotland will be one of the first countries in the world to criminalise psychological abuse, with Justice Secretary Michael Matheson condemning the “pernicious, coercive and controlling behaviour” of perpetrators. Read…
Getting It Right For Every Child (GIRFEC) Falkirk Click this link for more information.
‘Clare’s Law’ domestic abuse scheme rolled out in Scotland A scheme which allows people to be told if their partner has been violent in the past has been introduced in Scotland. It follows a six-month trial in Aberdeen and Ayrshire which saw 22 people warned that their partners had a history of domestic abuse. Clare’s Law was…
Falkirk District Women’s Aid is now CEA. Over the last 40 years, we have grown from strength to strength responding to changing social, political and economic climates and adapting our services to reflect changing needs. As our service adapts, the name Falkirk District Women’s Aid is no longer suitable and we have now formally changed to Committed to Ending Abuse…
A Criminal Offence of Domestic Abuse: Scottish Government Consultation Paper Between March and June 2015, the Scottish Government had consulted on whether a specific offence of domestic abuse would improve the ability of police and prosecutors to tackle domestic abuse. Examination of the consultation responses indicated a strong agreement in that the current law does not reflect the…
Improving Competencies and Cross-System Collaboration The Safe and Together Model is a perpetrator pattern based, child centered, survivor strengths approach to working with domestic violence. Having been developed originally for the child welfare systems, it has policy and practice implications for a variety of professionals and systems including domestic violence advocates, family service providers, courts, evaluators, domestic…
