Due to unforeseen staff illness, our helpline will be closed for part of the festive period. Our helpline and email support service will be closed on Tuesday 24th, Wednesday 25th & Thursday 26th of December 2024 (Christmas Eve, Christmas Day & Boxing Day). On all other days, we will operate as usual from 9:00AM to …
Our fantastic training and development officer, Fergus, recently sat down with Daniel from MANUP? to delve into the critical and often overlooked issue of male domestic violence. You can listen to their conversation on the MAPUP? Facebook page or by following the link here: https://fb.watch/tfAYft1Xtr/ MANUP? is a registered charity that is working to reduce …
Staying safe online is essential for finding support. When you call our helpline, it is confidential and does NOT appear on your phone bill. Please note: If your concerned or know that abuser is tracking your online devices, you can contact us and we can safely store your information, details of incidents and evidence on …
On Sunday, May 19th, our Volunteer Coordinator, Brodie, and our Training and Development Officer, Fergus, presented at the Callander Mental Health Matters campaign event. During their talk, they introduced the local church community to AMIS by discussing the important work that our charity does to support male victims of domestic abuse and their families. In …
CLOSING DATE EXTENDED Abused Men in Scotland’s board are seeking to appoint two new members, a Chair and a Treasurer, to ensure we have the capacity and skills to oversee the next phase of our work. The roles are unpaid voluntary positions. Reasonable expenses are paid. There are currently nine board meeting per year, including …
Please note our Helpline Hours over the Festive fortnight will be as follows Christmas Day and Boxing Day 12:00 – 16:00 New Years Day and 2nd January 2024 12:00 -16:00 All other days we are operating our normal hours of 09:00 – 16:00. We wish you all a happy festive break and would like to …
There is a special source of income due to people and groups that pledge their own time and effort to raise income for AMIS whether as Trustees or friends involved with the Charity or those who have nominated AMIS and the work it does as something they wish to support. We would like to take …
Male victims of domestic abuse in Scotland are to be helped to control their finances without fear of repercussion. The project is the result of a new partnership between Abused Men In Scotland (AMIS), Scotland’s leading charity and helpline for male domestic abuse, and the Vulnerability Registration Service (VRS), a not-for-profit company providing the UK’s …
AMIS has weathered the COVID-19 crisis fairly well so far. We had already reduced our operational costs last Christmas, by taking up an offer of desk space with EVOC. Now since lockdown in March our staff all work from home, and overheads are minimal. We have found the helpline lent itself well to remote working once some …
AMIS has been shortlisted for the Community Organisation for Gender Award at the National Diversity Awards. AMIS is among the 126 nominees to be shortlisted from more than 64,000 nominations and votes. The Liverpool Cathedral will play host to this year’s awards, to be held on 26th February 2021. Britain’s most inspirational and selfless people …
