Assistance and
Advocacy Centre for Eastern European
Women

Domestic Abuse Assistance

It can be argued that the Eastern European Minority women’s experience of domestic abuse can be intensified by the fact that they are no longer in the country of their birth and may no longer have recognised support networks.

EEM women may also be unable to speak the English language. Therefore, the way of accessing support for domestic abuse victims amongst Eastern European Minority women in Scotland should be viewed in the context of the social processes associated with their migration experience.

If their needs are unknown, this is a potential area of growth in terms of health and social care issues.

Support for EEM women
involved in prostitution
and for those who consider
exiting prostitution

In most cases, prostitution is not a conscious and calculated choice. Most women who become prostitutes do so because they were forced or coerced by a pimp or by human trafficking, or, when it is an independent decision, it is generally the result of extreme poverty and lack of opportunity, or of serious underlying problems, such as drug addiction, past trauma (such as child sexual abuse) and other unfortunate circumstances.