Recommendations
On the basis of the key findings from this research, we recommend:
 A government-funded awareness raising campaign about all aspects of violence
against women which addresses:
 the assumption that violence against women is limited to physical domestic
violence;
 views which focus on the behavior of female victims of violence and abuse at the
expense of holding perpetrators to account.
 Raising awareness of existing relevant national help-lines to enable more women to
access services, particularly in rural areas.
 Training for all GPs in rural areas on violence against women which addresses both
the physical and emotional impact of violence and abuse.
 Dedicated long term funding for specialist women's support services in rural and
urban areas, specifically Rape Crisis and women’s refuges.
 Improving the availability of effective and safe perpetrator programmes.
 That the additional problems faced by rural women, in particular confidentiality and
transportation, are recognised and addressed by relevant generic and specialist service
providers.
 More imaginative delivery of services in remote and rural areas, for example advice
and support sessions run through local GP surgeries or other community based
services.
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