Agencies directory
Use the directory to find out who is doing what in prevention work on violence against women. The people and organisations listed are happy to share their experience, knowledge and materials.
So, if you are a teacher preparing a lesson plan, a youth worker doing group work with young people or are thinking about developing an awareness raising campaign in your area, there is likely to be something to get you started.
Ayr
- Action Scotland Against Stalking
A campaign to improve the rights of Scottish victims of stalking by seeking new laws on stalking and better training and awareness raising
- Contact name
- Action Scotland Against Stalking
- stalking.scotland@yahoo.co.uk
- Website
- http://www.nss.org.uk/scotland/
- South Ayrshire Multi-Agency Partnership to tackle Violence Against Women & Children
South Ayrshire's Multi-Agency Partnership (MAP) to tackle Violence Against Women is working together to try to dismantle all aspects of violence against women including (but not limited to) domestic abuse, rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment, child sexual abuse and commercial sexual exploitation.
- Contact name
- Suzanne Bishop
- suzanne.bishop@south-ayrshire.gov.uk
- Website
- www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/vaw
- South Ayrshire Women’s Aid
Support, information and refuge to women (and their children) fleeing from domestic abuse
- Contact name
- Sandra Paton
- sawa.training@btinternet.com
Barrhead
- East Renfrewshire Violence Against Women Multi Agency Partnership
Partnership works together to improve services to women and children experiencing gender-based violence
- Contact name
- Kelly Craig
- kelly.craig@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk
- Website
- www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/social-care-and-health/violence-against-women
Glasgow
- Glasgow East Women's Aid
- Contact name
- Gillian Daly
- Glasgow Violence Against Women Partnership
A multi-agency partnership working together to end violence against women and children in Glasgow
- Contact name
- Grace Sherlock
- grace.sherlock@drs.glagow.gov.uk
- Website
- www.gvawp.org.uk
- Rape Crisis Scotland
To provide a national helpline to offer support and information to anyone affected by sexual violence. To develop and sustain a solid infrastructure for the rape crisis movement in Scotland. To work to ensure a consistent and high quality service is offered by member groups throughout Scotland. To work to address prejudicial attitudes towards female survivors of sexual violence, at an agency, societal and institutional level.
- Contact name
- Sandy Brindley
- info@rapecrisisscotland.org.uk
- Website
- www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk
Hamilton
- DOORWAY, South Lanarkshire Partnership on Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women
Multi-agency partnership on domestic abuse and violence against women
- Contact name
- Chris Bush
- chris.bush@southlanarkshire.gov.uk
- Website
- www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk
Port Glasgow
- Inverclyde Community Learning & Development
Develops prevention programmes on a range of health issues and issues of violence against women aimed at both gender groups in formal and informal settings
- Contact name
- Jane Brown
- jane.brown@inverclyde.gov.uk
