Refuge at CrimeCon UK

Did you know that in the UK alone, one in four women experiences domestic abuse at some time in their life; two women are killed every week by a current or former partner in England and Wales alone; and the police receive a domestic abuse call every 30 seconds?

This is why we are #HereForHer.

Crime+Investigation are spearheading a European wide campaign, End Abuse Against Women, and in the UK they have partnered with Refuge. Refuge are the country’s biggest provider of support services that specialise in women and children, helping over 7,000 of them on any given day.

CrimeCon UK are proud to be in full support of Crime+Investigation’s #HereForHer campaign and will be welcoming Refuge to CrimeCon UK.  

Refuge is committed to a world where violence against women and girls (VAWG) is no longer tolerated. For almost 50 years, Refuge have empowered women and children to rebuild their lives, free from fear and violence, by providing a range of life-saving and life-changing services.

Today Refuge are the largest single provider of specialist services to 7,000 survivors of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence on any given day. Providing a national network of 48 refuges, child support services, independent advocacy and community outreach. They also run specialist services for survivors of modern slavery, ‘honour’-based violence, and female genital mutilation. Refuge also runs the Freephone 24 hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline which acts as a lifeline to women and the gateway to specialist services across the country.