Women's Aid. (2025) Women's Aid annual impact report 2024. Dublin: Women's Aid.
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- In 2024, Women’s Aid national and regional frontline services were contacted 32,144 times, an increase of 12% on 2023. These are the highest contact rates in the organisation’s 50-year history.
- The 24-hour National Freephone Helpline alone received 24,396 contacts, a 17% increase on the previous year.
- Women’s Aid’s frontline teams heard a total of 46,765 disclosures of incidents of domestic violence and abuse including 41,432 disclosures against women and 5,333 disclosures of abuse against children. An overall increase of 17% on 2023.
- There were increased reports of all forms of abuse against women: physical (+22%), Sexual (+30%), Emotional (+15%) and Economic abuse (+5%).
- 33% of women in contact with Women’s Aid services in 2024 were being subjected to domestic abuse from their ex-partner, confirming the harsh reality that for many victims of abuse, ending the relationship does not end the abuse.
- Serious challenges with the family justice system, post separation abuse and the housing crisis impacts on victim-survivors’ abilities to access justice and safety, with greater challenges for those with disabilities and migrant backgrounds.
- Resourcing by Government and implementation of the Third National Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Strategy, through coherent cross government co-operation, remains crucial to effectively reduce the scale and impacts of violence against women and children in Ireland.
Item Type
Report
Publication Type
Irish-related, Report
Drug Type
All substances
Intervention Type
Harm reduction, Crime prevention
Date
25 June 2025
Publisher
Women's Aid
Corporate Creators
Women's Aid
Place of Publication
Dublin
EndNote
Subjects
B Substances > Substances in general
B Substances > Alcohol
MM-MO Crime and law > Crime and violence > Crime against persons (assault / abuse) > Intimate partner abuse (domestic violence)
MM-MO Crime and law > Crime and violence > Crime against persons (assault / abuse) > Sexual violence
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland
B Substances > Alcohol
MM-MO Crime and law > Crime and violence > Crime against persons (assault / abuse) > Intimate partner abuse (domestic violence)
MM-MO Crime and law > Crime and violence > Crime against persons (assault / abuse) > Sexual violence
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland
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