North Ayrshire Violence Against Women Partnership

🌟 Join us this Thursday for our Int Women’s Day event! A chance to celebrate the incredible women across our North Ayrshire community. We’re looking forward to a fun day of connection, learning, and empowerment. 💜✨Full details 👇 #WomensDay2026 #NACommunity

Come celebrate #InternationalWomensDay in North Ayrshire💜 📅 Thursday 12th March ⏰ 1pm–4pm 📍 Fullarton Connexions Come along, connect, and celebrate the strength of women in our community💐✨

You can also visit the @NAHSCP website for a list of helpful support services: tinyurl.com/2pjpnzpv #16DaysNA

You can contact Scotland's Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline 24/7, 365 days a year for a confidential and sensitive service by trained specialists: sdafmh.org.uk/en/contact-us/ If you are at immediate risk, call 999. #16DaysNA

Today marks the end of 16 Days of Action 2025. Even though the campaign is over for this year, support is still available. If you are suffering from abuse, please don't suffer in silence. Reach out and talk to someone. #16DaysNA

It starts with ‘harmless’ comments. With ignoring it. Saying nothing. Sexual violence begins long before you think it does. Read more 👉🏻 orlo.uk/mQ6Ro

Today marks the end of this year's #16DaysofAction campaign. There is no place for domestic abuse in Scotland so we thank you for helping to share our messages. You can find info on the North Ayrshire VAWP here: tinyurl.com/hyfr97p4 #16DaysNA

If English isn’t your first language, you can still call @PoliceScotland. Their Service Advisors have access to professional interpreters. Advisors at Scotland’s 24 hour Domestic Abuse Helpline can also speak to you through a translation service: 0800 027 1234

Lack of trauma-informed language, translation and interpretation services is a significant barrier for minority ethnic women and girls accessing advice and support for VAWG. #16DaysNA

Commercial Sexual Exploitation can include, but is not limited to: prostitution, lap dancing, stripping, pornography, human trafficking and sex for rent. No one should ever be forced into sexual activity without consent. For support visit: tinyurl.com/4pr4ma7h #16DaysNA

Women experiencing VAWG face additional barriers to accessing support in remote and/or rural communities. There is support available, whether you live in a big town, a small village or a close-knit village community: tinyurl.com/bdh333a2 #16DaysNA

78% of men want to do more. Be one of them. Speak up. Call it out. Be That Guy who makes a difference. Tap the link to read more 👉🏻 orlo.uk/t7mWl #DontBeThatGuy

Police are called to an incident of domestic abuse approximately every 8 minutes. Abusive behaviours can emerge at any stage of a relationship. #ChooseToStop before you start. Visit @UKRespect for advice and support to help change your behaviours ➡️ orlo.uk/cbMrH

New episode out this Friday 🚨 The impact of sexual crime is devastating for victims and for their friends and family, including partners. On the new episode, Detective Inspector Danny Clark talks with Ally Heather about seeing the effect on victims and loved ones during police investigations. 🎧 Give it a watch on Spotify & YouTube 👇🏻 🎙️ Spotify - orlo.uk/A7fFI 🎥 YouTube - orlo.uk/yh9oc #DontBeThatGuy

Women’s Aid define coercive control as an act/pattern of acts of assault, threats, humiliation and intimidation or other abuse used to harm, punish or frighten their victim. If the scenarios in our animation are familiar to you, seek help: tinyurl.com/hyfr97p4 #16DaysNA

A key aim of Equally Safe is to ensure the voices of women, children and young people with lived experience of VAWG to shape policy and practice. authenticvoice.scot are working to embed lived experience in Scotland - check out their website for more info. #16DaysNA

More than one in six women in Scotland has experienced online violence. Women's Aid have advice on how to stay safe online tinyurl.com/4sbfmkzh #16DaysNA

EmilyTest is a charity committed to improving Gender-Based Violence prevention, intervention and support at universities and colleges throughout the UK and Ireland. Have a look at their website to read Emily's story: emilytest.org #16DaysNA

Most men do not commit violence against women. But all men have a role in ending it. If we all start by making a pledge never to commit, condone or remain silent about men’s violence against women in all its forms, that will make a huge difference 👇 whiteribbonscotland.org.uk

Disabled women may find it more difficult to seek support due to additional barriers in accessing services and support. This report presents the findings of research commissioned by Zero Tolerance with 17 disabled survivors of VAWG: tinyurl.com/yxphjat2 #16DaysNA