Vital service for victims of abuse given funding boost by Scottish Government
dailyrecord.co.ukSign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.A project to protect women and children in West Lothian from violence and domestic abuse has been awarded £30,000 to continue its work.The council-backed project, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault West Lothian, has received the cash from the Scottish Government.It aims to help women and children experiencing, or at risk of, violence and domestic abuse.The additional investment will help respond to an increase in demand from victims of abuse for support services during the coronavirus pandemic.More staff, increased hours for centres and helplines, improvements to IT and new digital resources and training will all allow services to be up-scaled so.
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