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Advance Annual Report 2024

Advance's 2024 Annual Report covers its domestic abuse and criminal justice services for women and girls, mainly in London. Across its services Advance supported 4,805 individual women and carried out 220 group sessions, with 4,555 referrals into its domestic abuse services. Of women supported, 90% felt they were at reduced risk and 94% said they felt safer.

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Advance is a women's charity working to help women and girls to be safe, equal and free from abuse and the criminal justice system, through domestic abuse advocacy, women's centres, diversion from custody and support for women in and leaving prison. Its 2024 Annual Report records 4,805 individual women supported across its services, 220 group sessions, 4,555 referrals into its domestic abuse services and 2,642 women supported through its criminal justice services. Women supported told Advance that 90% felt at reduced risk following support, 94% felt safer, 95% felt more supported and 89% said their quality of life and wellbeing had improved. Among women in criminal justice services, 82% felt more confident to manage their lives and 74% felt safer.

Key Metrics

4,805 individual women supported across Advance services in 2024

4,555 referrals into domestic abuse services

94% of women supported said they felt safer

Key Outcomes

90% of women felt they were at reduced risk following support
89% said their quality of life and wellbeing had improved
2,642 women supported through criminal justice services, of whom 82% felt more confident to manage their lives

Geography

London

Organisation Free

Advance Registered Charity

Year 2024

Sector Community & Social Justice

Geography London

Category Community & Social Justice

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