Women
Asylum-seeking women: violence and health report
September 2009
A new study by Scottish Refugee Council and the London School of Tropical Medicine reveals high levels of violence, depression and stress amongst asylum-seeking women.
Asylum-seeking women: voilence and health multilingual advice leaflets
Where to get information, advice and help
November 2009
Scottish Refugee Council has developed an advice leaflet for women who have experienced abuse or mental health issues. The leaflet highlights where to get information, support and help in Scotland and identifies key findings from the report on asylum-seeking women, voilence and health.
Leaflets are available in English, Farsi, Somali, Urdu, French and Tigrinian.
Click to read the advice leaflet in English (184.5 Kb, PDF)
Click to read the advice leaflet in Farsi (1.29 Mb, PDF)
Click to read the advice leaflet in French (191.7 Kb, PDF)
Click to read the advice leaflet in Somali (189.9 Kb, PDF)
Click to read the advice leaflet in Tigrinian (229.1Kb, PDF)
Click to read the advice leaflet in Urdu (1.26Mb, PDF)
Glasgow Violence Against Women Partnership (GVAWP) advice, information and support leaflet - Glasgow
January 2010
This leaflet is for both women looking for services and for workers who are looking to access services for women, children and young people they support. The three part leaflet contains:
- helpline numbers;
- detailed information about all organisations in Glasgow that offer specialised services on violence against women, children and young people; and
- details of organisations who provide more general services for women and for men.
Click to read the GVAWP advice leaflet (538.7Kb, PDF)
Use our useful contacts directory for women
Many other organisations work with women in Scotland. Find out more by using our 'useful contacts directory' and selecting 'women' from the drop-down menu.
Other sources of advice
Women’s Group
Mother Theresa Albanian and Women Across the World Group
Are you a female asylum seeker or refugee in Glasgow? If you would like to meet other women living in the Glasgow area, share experiences and make new friends in a welcoming environment, join the women’s group.
The group is open to all women, including former Scottish Refugee Council Women’s Group members. Children are also welcome and a crèche will be provided. Lunch is provided and a contribution towards travel expenses will also be offered.
The group meets every Thursday at Garnethill Multicultural Centre 21 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RE, between 12.30 pm - 2.30 pm.
For more information contact the Maryhill Integration Network (including Central & West) on 0141 946 9106.
Rape Crisis Scotland
Rape Crisis Scotland provides a national rape crisis helpline for anyone affected by sexual violence: 08088 01 03 02. The helpline is open from 6pm to midnight, 7 days a week, and offers free and confidential initial and crisis support and information.
A range of information multilingual leaflets are also available on their website in: Polish, Urdu, Punjabi, Chinese, Arabic and French.
Click to find out more on their website
Refugee Women: know your rights leaflet
August 2005
Refugee Action has produced a leaflet outlining British laws and services that offer protection to all women, including for refugees and asylum seekers. It is available in multiple languages from their website.
Click to download the leaflet from their website
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