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2d ago
Valentine’s Day is everywhere – in shop windows, on social media, in films and TV shows. It’s a day that’s marketed as a celebration of ..read more
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2w ago
Art of Her: A Creative Path to Healing We're thrilled to announce Art of Her , an inspiring 8-week group Art Therapy programme designed ..read more
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1M ago
The festive season is often wrapped up in glittering lights, cosy adverts, and joyful music, but for many people, Christmas can feel like ..read more
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4M ago
At the 2024 Annual Celebration Event of Women's Health Matters, a poignant booklet titled "Change" was unveiled. It featured deeply ..read more
Women's Health Matters Blog
7M ago
The £60,000 grant will fund the charity’s Key Change project designed to support 165 girls aged 11 to 18 who are facing or witnessing abusive relationships or are at high risk directly. The girls involved will share their knowledge with four peers and family members each, reaching an estimated 660 individuals. This includes situations involving intimate partner abuse or domestic abuse within the family home.
Women’s Health Matters prioritises reaching girls through schools in Leeds, particularly those located in the two per cent most deprived areas nationwide.
The project ..read more
Women's Health Matters Blog
8M ago
Empowering Victim-Survivors of Domestic Abuse Through the Breathe Free Project
In April and May, Women's Health Matters proudly welcomed three new cohorts of women and three new paid co-facilitators to our Breathe Free programme, recently refunded for three years by The National Lottery Community Fund. This 20-week course, designed with a trauma-informed approach, aims to support women who have experienced domestic violence and abuse (DVA) and help them rebuild their lives.
The new Breathe Free builds on the valuable learning gained over the previous three years and is split into three 'bloc ..read more
Women's Health Matters Blog
11M ago
As Friday morning draws nearer and the start of the walk looms, we caught up with some of the team taking part to see how they are feeling about the weekend ahead. Walking the equivalent of a marathon a day for the next three days, the team shared their thoughts, feelings, excitement, and apprehensions with us. See what they had to say below (you might be surprised to hear how prepared they are!)
How are you all feeling about the walk ahead?
Bridget (Office and Finance manager): “I’m so excited! I love a challenge! I saw a sign for the Leeds Country Trail when I was out the other day and I go ..read more
Women's Health Matters Blog
11M ago
At 2:30pm on September 11th, the team made it back to Oulton Hall, having completed their 100km in just two and a half days.
Having had a couple of days to rest and recover we caught up with the team to discuss the experience, the lows, the highs and everything in between, Take a look at what they had to say.
...and if you're wondering...the answer to the teams questions - collectively they walked 286 miles (plus a few extra for the odd wrong turn here and there ..read more
Women's Health Matters Blog
11M ago
Have you ever wondered how the support we offer women impacts on their lives? We spoke to Annie* (not her real name), and asked her what life was life before she accessed support through WHM, and how the support she had been offered had impacted on her. Listen to what she had to say in the video below, and if you would like to help more women like Annie, please make a small donation to our fundraising campaign.
https://donate.thebiggive.org.uk/campaign/a056900002ND6bDAAT ..read more
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11M ago
In partnership with LASSN, the very talented Hala shows us how to prepare a Palestinian Breakfast of houmous and za'atar, served with tea. #RefugeeWeek2021 ..read more