One in five women in Scotland experience domestic abuse

One in five women in Scotland will experience domestic violence at some point in their lives. So the Scottish Government has decided to spend 34 million pounds over the next three years to tackle the issue.The Safer Communities Team at Scottish Borders Council announced earlier this year that it had secured £1.23 million of that money to develop the Pathway Project, consisting of key new services to work together to ensure the safety of victims of domestic abuse.