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Governance
Clydebank Women's Aid was the last true collective in Scotland.
With the loss of Clydebank Women's Aid Scotland lost more than a support service.
In 1976 when Scottish Women's Aid was established, women wanted to create a support system that challenged the structures that allowed domestic abuse to exist.
For women and children escaping domestic abuse arriving in a space where everyone had equal value and a voice was essential in helping them to recover from their experiences.
Women's Aid collectives were created as an alternative to mainstream services, whose priority was child protection and where women were often seen as complicit in the abuse.
Below is documents and a video of the history of Women's Aid in Scotland and their collective structure.
Why Collective Working?
Clydebank Women's Aid produced this document to explain its purpose and the implications of this structure.
Working Together
Guidance on how to reach consensus during collective working.
Collective Working Myths
Many people didn't understand the meaning and purpose of collective working. This meant that groups were often challenged. This was guidance to groups to help them challenge some of the myths.
Our History - Scottish Women's Aid
A video about the history of Women's Aid in Scotland, including why collectives were created.
A former Clydebank Women's Aid worker once said that you can never be a collective, you are always striving to be one. This made collective working challenging and needed strong governance to ensure everyone knew their role and how to support the women and children.
Below are some of Clydebank Women's Aid Governance documents.
History of Clydebank Women's Aid
Document outlining the history of Clydebank Women's Aid.
Principles of support
Guidance document on Feminist perspectives on how to support women who had experienced domestic abuse.
Best Value
Clydebank Women's Aid undertook a Best Value assessment of their service.
Clydebank Women's Aid Funding Timeline
A timeline of over 40 years of funding struggles for Clydebank Women's Aid and the women and children they supported.
Clydebank Women's Aid Annual Report 1999 - 2000
Clydebank Women's Aid Annual Report 2001 - 2002
Children and Young People's Evaluation Report
For over 40 years Clydebank Women's Aid trained women to support women. Groups across Scotland shared resources to ensure consistency in support for women across Scotland. The training was intense and took 6 days over a 6 week period than unpaid workers undertook 3 months induction whilst being supported.
Awareness Raising Training outline
Unpaid Worker Certificate
Clydebank Women Supporting Women is a campaign group of local women concerned that, with the closure of Clydebank Women's Aid, there are no specialist violence against women services based in Clydebank. This is not a service. Below there are numbers women can contact for support.
The group is run by women volunteering there time. This means it may take time to answer your emails and calls.
Contact us
Email: clydebankwsw@gmail.com
Tel: 07774 882763
Support Services
Dumbarton and District Women's Aid
A confidential organisation which provides information, support and, where appropriate, refuge for women and any accompanying children who have experienced or at risk of domestic abuse.
Tel: 01389 751036
Email: group@ddwa.org.uk
Cara
Is a free and confidential service, providing support to women, children and young people who have experienced or been exposed to domestic abuse, sexual abuse, rape and sexual assault.
Tel: 0141 562 8800
Police
Emergency : 999
Non emergency: 0300 426 0101
Social Work
Tel: 0141 562 8800
Women's voices
We want to hear women's voices. If you have a contribution for our blog email clydebankwsw@gmail.com
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