AMIS
| Founded | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Type | SCIO |
| Focus | Domestic abuse |
| Location | |
Area served | Scotland |
| Method | Helpline, digital support, research, training, campaigning |
Revenue | £147,177.[1] (2018) |
| Website | amis.org.uk |
AMIS is a national domestic violence charity based in Edinburgh, Scotland[2]. The charity was founded in 2010 and become a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation from 2012[3]. AMIS works with male victims of domestic abuse with a national helpline, email support services and face-to-face casework[4].
The charity campaigns and advocates for equal rights surrounding gender politics, with a focus on providing equal standards of support for any person in an abusive relationship[5]. AMIS is a recognised support service charity by local authorities, Police Scotland[6] the Scottish Government[7].
AMIS (Scotland), the ManKind Initiative (England and Wales) and the Men's Advisory Project (Northern Ireland) form the leading male domestic abuse charities for the United Kingdom.
History[edit]
AMIS was founded in 2010 in Dunfermline as an unincorporated charity registered with OSCR[8]. In 2011, the charity moved to Edinburgh. In 2012, AMIS incorporated by registering with Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator[3].
From 2014 to 2018, AMIS and Rowan Alba operated the MDASS (Men's Domestic Abuse Support Service) with funding from The Big Lottery[9]. The MDASS was a face-to-face support service based in Edinburgh.
Structure[edit]
AMIS is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Charity. The charity has eight trustees[10].
AMIS currently receives no government funding for their helpline or support services. The majority of funding comes from fundraising and charitable grants. In the financial year 2017-18, AMIS had an income of £147,177 and expenditure of £177,282[11]
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Charity Details". OSCR. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ↑ "The EVOC Red Book - Directory of third sector organisations and their services". www.evocredbook.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "OSCR | Charity Details". www.oscr.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ↑ "Our Helpline". AMIS. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ↑ "Our History". AMIS. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ↑ Authority, Scottish Police Services. "Who else can I contact for support? - Police Scotland". www.scotland.police.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ↑ "Domestic abuse : support in Scotland - mygov.scot". www.mygov.scot. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ↑ "Our History". AMIS. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ↑ Eileen Shand Consultant (March 2018). "Independent Review of MDASS" (PDF). Unknown parameter
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- ↑ "OSCR | Charity Details". www.oscr.org.uk. Unknown parameter
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