DOMESTIC abuse across the UK rose by 7% during the first lockdown period of the pandemic from March 2020, according to the Office for National Statistics. Wearside Women in Need (WWIN) are a domestic abuse charity offering victims and survivors support across Wearside. WWIN outreach worker Tia Sekhon tells SR […]
Sunderland’s Wearside Women in Need (WWIN) is calling for members of the public to become ‘Ask Me’ Ambassadors, in an innovative new approach to tackling domestic abuse. WWIN, a specialist domestic abuse service providing refuge accommodation and outreach services across Sunderland, is one of just three locations in the UK, […]