{"id":5176,"date":"2015-06-03T16:09:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-03T15:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/?page_id=5176"},"modified":"2024-10-01T10:32:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T09:32:20","slug":"faqs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/about-us\/contact\/faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5176\" class=\"elementor elementor-5176\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-763cba5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"763cba5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86276da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86276da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>FAQs<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53448db2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"53448db2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c48941 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"7c48941\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1301\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1301\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How can I donate furniture\/clothes\/other items to a refuge or to a woman who is leaving a refuge?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1301\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1301\"><p>You can donate to Member Services by completing the form. It is greatly appreciated as most refuges operate on low budgets and women staying in them are also often without funds. Although you may be certain that items could be of use, the refuge may not always be able to accept them. Please don\u2019t be offended if they can\u2019t accept your items this time.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/companies\/donating-items-to-womens-aid-member-services-as-a-business-or-organisation\/\"><strong>Click here<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1302\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1302\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How can I\u00a0work or volunteer for Women's Aid near where I live?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1302\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1302\"><p>Thanks for your interest. Women\u2019s Aid National Office <a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/about-us\/jobs\/\">advertises jobs online<\/a>. Women&#8217;s Aid acts as a support network for our member organisations (refuges and domestic violence services) throughout England, but doesn&#8217;t participate in the recruitment of their staff and volunteers. <a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/about-us\/volunteering\/\">Find out more about volunteering for us.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1303\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1303\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What skills do I need to work in a refuge or the domestic violence sector?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1303\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1303\"><p>It&#8217;s\u00a0difficult to give advice on this because\u00a0so many different skills are\u00a0required for\u00a0 jobs in this sector (e.g. support workers, children\u2019s workers,\u00a0phone line staff, counsellors, project managers, policy officers).<\/p><p>Many local authorities and other organisations also carry out domestic violence related work, and each has specific employment criteria; you would need to contact them for details.<\/p><p>Search\u00a0the job section of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Guardian website<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charitypeople.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.charitypeople.co.uk<\/a> (who can also provide career advice), and your local paper to check out the types of job on offer and the skills, experience and qualifications which are currently being asked for. Your local Jobcentre or career advice service may also be able to help you.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1304\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1304\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Do you have a complaints policy?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1304\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1304\"><p>Has something gone wrong? If you would like to make a complaint about a Women\u2019s Aid member service, please contact <a href=\"mailto:feedback@womensaid.org.uk\" data-linkindex=\"2\">feedback@womensaid.org.uk<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8808d31 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8808d31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6181a4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6181a4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Training from <strong>Women&#8217;s Aid<\/strong><\/h2><p>The Women&#8217;s Aid National Training Centre also provides courses and qualifications to\u00a0support those building a career in the sector. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationaltrainingcentre.org.uk\/\">Learn more.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a8e175 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"3a8e175\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6131\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6131\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can I do a work placement with Women's Aid?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6131\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6131\"><p>The\u00a0recruitment of staff and volunteers for local domestic violence services is done locally by each service as they are all self-managing, so you will need to contact\u00a0them\u00a0about the possibility of a work placement.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/domestic-abuse-directory\/\">Find your local service<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6132\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6132\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Is there a Women's Aid or other domestic violence service in my area?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6132\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6132\"><p>Public contact phone numbers for refuges and domestic violence support services are on our website.\u00a0For reasons of confidentiality and safety, we don\u2019t provide contact addresses on the website or from our main switchboard. When you&#8217;ve spoken to a member of staff at a specific refuge or outreach service, you&#8217;ll be given an address if this is appropriate.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/domestic-abuse-directory\/\">Find your local service<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6133\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6133\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">I'm doing a student project\/researching for my dissertation. Can you help?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6133\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6133\"><p>We receive so many enquiries from students and researchers that we are unable to respond individually or send out information packs. Our website contains more information than we could ever supply as printed matter. Good places to start your research are:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/what-is-domestic-abuse\/\">What is Domestic abuse?<\/a>\u00a0contains key statistics<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/useful-links\/\">Useful Links<\/a> for other organisations whose work includes domestic violence issues<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/i-need-help\/the-survivors-handbook\/\">Survivor&#8217;s Handbook<\/a>, a guide for women who are experiencing domestic abuse<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6134\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6134\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Where can I find statistics on domestic abuse?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6134\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6134\"><p>The Information and Support pages of our site\u00a0contain a large amount of information, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/what-is-domestic-abuse\">What is domestic abuse? <\/a>or <a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/what-we-do\/research\/domestic-abuse-the-facts\/\">Domestic abuse, the facts. <\/a>The <a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/useful-links\/\">Useful Links\u00a0<\/a>page\u00a0will lead you to a number of other sources of information and statistics (the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.homeoffice.gov.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Home Office website<\/a> is very informative) and you can read our research and reports <a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/what-we-do\/research\/research-and-reports\/\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6135\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6135\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Does Women's Aid have a customer care policy and procedure?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6135\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6135\"><p>Yes we do. Women\u2019s Aid recognises that good customer care should be a given, and aims to set clear standards of service, regularly reviewing and improving performance.\u00a0 Women\u2019s Aid aims to provide the highest standard of services to all its customers. Read our <a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Customer_Care_Policy_Website_August_2014.pdf\">customer care policy<\/a>.<\/p><p>However, we also recognise that from time to time there may be the need to raise a concern about an aspect of our work or the conduct of our staff.\u00a0 We take all feedback, both good and bad, very seriously and are continually working to improve the level of service we provide.<\/p><p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Customer_Care_Procedure_Website_August_2014.pdf\">customer care procedures<\/a> outline different ways you can contact us, what you can expect when you do contact us and how we use your ideas to make sure that we offer the highest level of customer service possible.<\/p><p><strong>Download our <a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Customer_Care_Procedure_Website_August_2014.pdf\">customer care feedback form.<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32825e5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"32825e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d74e1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d74e1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"simpleh2\">Website <strong>enquiries<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b5f4c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"1b5f4c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2871\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2871\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can I use editorial content that appears on the Women's Aid website?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2871\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2871\"><p>In most cases this is possible, but content must not be altered in any way. 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