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Welcome to #TeamHWAThank you for supporting Hull Women's Aid through the Run for All Hull 10k 2023!Hull Women's Aid are a local charity supporting women, children and young people who are experiencing/fleeing domestic abuse.With your help, we can ensure that our work continues long into the future. Helping more women, children and young people stay safe, and live a life free from the fear of abuse.Every step, makes a difference.
- It’s estimated that 1.7 million women are affected by domestic abuse in 2022 - these are the numbers who reported it.
- Domestic abuse will affect 1 in 4 women in their lifetime.
- Domestic abuse leads to, on average, 2 women being murdered each week.
- In Hull, police respond to over 900 domestic abuse incidents each month.
- 91% of children in families where domestic abuse was happening were exposed to the abuse.
- In 2019-2020, an estimated 10,592 women and 12,710 children lived in refuge accommodation.