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2026 marks the fourth year of the DACA project. In this time the project has created:   A Domestic Abuse Court Advocacy Map   To understand what DACA support looked like across Scotland in 2023, we created a ‘map’    of domestic abuse court advocacy provision.    The Domestic Abuse Court Advocacy Standards   We worked with lived expertise, those with professional experience and academics to create The Domestic Abuse Court Advocacy Standards   The Domestic Abuse Court Advocac

In early December we attended Sign LOUD’s event, engaging with Deaf community members, Scottish Government representatives, MSPs, and survivors to discuss findings from the Sign LOUD project on domestic abuse, deaf mothers and communication issues affecting deaf families. This bilingual event (BSL and English) included interpreters and a roundtable discussion on ongoing implications. We discussed how language barriers compound the challenges faced by both women and children e

Today we mark the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day where we remember those who have lost their lives as a result of violence and abuse, and to raise awareness of the issues trans people experience.  As part of our work in achieving the LGBT Youth Scotland Foundations charter award, the Domestic Abuse Court Advocacy (DACA) Accreditation project reflected on the unique challenges that lesbian, gay, bi and trans victims and survivors may face in accessing court advoc