Barriers to support
Glasgow Violence Against Women Partnership (GVAWP) set out how difficult it can be to access support—
On average a woman will contact up to 11 services before she gets the information she needs, this increases to 17 services if she is a woman from a BAME community, there is no information on how these impact on women with disabilities; women with no digital accessibility; women with literacy difficulties; women who are deaf or hard of hearing.SPICe analysis of the call for views
In terms of barriers to support, Inclusion Scotland stated that victim/survivors who have disabilities are often unaware of what they could be eligible for,SPICe analysis of the call for views while CRER noted specialist support is not always available outwith certain areas such as Edinburgh, Glasgow or Dundee.SPICe analysis of the call for views Saheliya said that its service user group struggle to get the information they need because they may "have no vocabulary for domestic abuse".SPICe analysis of the call for views
Age Scotland commented that a lot of information is online, which is a problem not only in terms of digital exclusion, but also poses safety risks if the perpetrator is in the home and the victim/survivor tries to access support remotely.The Social Justice and Social Security Committee.