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 our AGM, lasting …
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 …
Each year, Men’s Health Forum runs a week-long campaign to improve the awareness and health of men across the UK. The theme for this year’s Men’s Health Week is ‘Take Action on Covid-19’. It will take place the week before Father’s Day, from 15 June 2020. As part of the campaign, MHF is publicising information on the …
Welcome to our first newsletter of 2020. A very belated happy new year to you all. We hope that you will find our news update interesting. Please get in touch with any comment or if we can help in any way. If you would like to receive our newsletter via email, sign up here. Update …
Since Autumn last year, AMIS has been taking part in BBC Radio 4’s ‘The Untold‘ series. In this half-an-hour radio documentary, our Services Manager Iris reveals the struggle we face every day to support the growing number of men that need our crucial support. You can listen to the programme on the BBC Sounds website. …
