Info for Women: Black & Ethnic Minority Women

Black & Minority Ethnic Women

Barriers to getting help

Asian, black and ethnic minority women do not suffer abuse to any greater or lesser extent than women in the wider community, but their situation as abused women is often aggravated by condemnation from within their own communities and sometimes racism by the host community.

Many women from ethnic minority communities are not 'agency wise' and lack the knowledge of mainstream culture and the language needed to empower them to survive. And there may be other issues that women from minority ethnic backgrounds face:

Immigration rules may require a woman to stay with her abusive husband or face destitution and deportation.
Forced marriage is an abuse of human rights.
There are inadequate interpreting facilities to allow women who do not speak English as their first language to access services such as social work, police and law etc.
These women may suffer abuse not only from their partner but also from family members i.e. mother in law, sister in law etc

More information about organisations that can offer help and support

More information for women with no recourse to public funds as a result of their immigration status’

Counselling services, psychological therapies and other support available to asylum seeker women and young children (Microsoft Word Document)

Black & Minority Ethnic Women

Barriers to getting help

Support

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