{"id":3406,"date":"2025-08-06T08:54:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T08:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sntnetwork.org.uk\/DV\/?page_id=3406"},"modified":"2026-10-12T13:18:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T13:18:22","slug":"signs-of-domestic-abuse","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sntnetwork.org.uk\/DV\/signs-of-domestic-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Signs of domestic abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3406\" class=\"elementor elementor-3406\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3546bed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3546bed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3c6aa0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a3c6aa0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcf1a3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dcf1a3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\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-60bac33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60bac33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Domestic Abuse<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a6e655 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2a6e655\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-2d8caa5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2d8caa5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fc3799 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5fc3799\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7244ca6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7244ca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Domestic abuse is a crime. It is never the fault of the person experiencing it, and it can happen to anyone\u2014regardless of age, background, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, or ethnicity. However, evidence shows it is most often perpetrated by men and experienced by women.<\/span><\/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-9e3284d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e3284d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Understanding Domestic Abuse<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f5ef29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f5ef29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Domestic abuse is about control. It doesn\u2019t always involve physical violence. Emotional, psychological, sexual, technological, and financial abuse can be just as harmful. If you find yourself changing your behaviour out of fear of your partner\u2019s reaction, you may be experiencing abuse.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-653244f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"653244f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65bdfb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65bdfb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/sntnetwork.org.uk\/DV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Rosa-domestic-violence-programs-donation-pages-23-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4230\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sntnetwork.org.uk\/DV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Rosa-domestic-violence-programs-donation-pages-23-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/sntnetwork.org.uk\/DV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Rosa-domestic-violence-programs-donation-pages-23-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/sntnetwork.org.uk\/DV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Rosa-domestic-violence-programs-donation-pages-23-1-768x513.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-4a2e2ae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a2e2ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca7829f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca7829f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c36e528 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c36e528\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most common form of domestic violence is carried out by intimate partners\u2014husbands, boyfriends, or male relatives. It exists across all societies and is a stark expression of gender inequality.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Globally<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 38% of all murdered women are killed by a current or former partner (compared to 6% of men).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IPV is both a <\/span><b>cause and a consequence<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of women\u2019s disadvantage and unequal status.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It cuts across class, culture, and geography, but women in poverty are particularly vulnerable. They often lack access to justice, healthcare, or financial means to escape.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\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-b56a23b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b56a23b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Domestic Abuse Affects Women and Girls<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc2c5e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc2c5e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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<p>Women living in poverty face multiple barriers to safety\u2014financial dependence, lack of housing, limited access to legal and medical support, and fear of losing their children. This makes it even harder to leave abusive relationships.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Economic inequality often forces women to choose between abuse and destitution. That\u2019s why supporting women to achieve financial independence is critical to ending domestic violence.<\/span><\/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-f824bf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f824bf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6fa8bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6fa8bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abusive relationships often involve reproductive control. Women may face:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coercion or pressure to have sex<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Denial of contraception<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Risk of unintended pregnancy<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increased vulnerability to STIs and HIV<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even when women gain some independence, fear of violence or retaliation can persist. Addressing reproductive rights and challenging the power imbalances at the heart of abuse is vital.<\/span><\/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-a9ca8d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a9ca8d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/sntnetwork.org.uk\/DV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Rosa-domestic-violence-programs-donation-pages-21-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4229\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sntnetwork.org.uk\/DV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Rosa-domestic-violence-programs-donation-pages-21-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/sntnetwork.org.uk\/DV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Rosa-domestic-violence-programs-donation-pages-21-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/sntnetwork.org.uk\/DV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Rosa-domestic-violence-programs-donation-pages-21-1-768x513.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-d030836 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d030836\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\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-66f46ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66f46ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Types of Domestic Abuse<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ccd136 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1ccd136\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\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-5ff7827 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ff7827\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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<p>Domestic abuse can take many forms, often occurring in combination:<\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Physical Abuse<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Hitting, pushing, strangling, or attacking with objects.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Sexual Abuse<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Coercion, manipulation, or assault, including non-consensual sex or sexual contact.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Emotional &amp; Psychological Abuse<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Threats, name-calling, gaslighting, humiliation, forced isolation.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Coercive Control<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: A repeated pattern of domination and surveillance. It is a criminal offence.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Tech Abuse<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Abusive messages, spyware, tracking devices, or non-consensual image sharing.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Economic Abuse<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Controlling finances, sabotaging employment, taking income, or placing debt in your name.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Denial of Services<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Preventing access to healthcare, education, or work opportunities.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\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-d1e427f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d1e427f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is Your Relationship Abusive?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e31b6f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e31b6f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You might be in an abusive relationship if your partner:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is jealous, possessive, or controlling<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Switches from charm to cruelty unpredictably<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tells you what to wear, where to go, or who to see<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insults or belittles you regularly<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Makes you feel like you\u2019re walking on eggshells<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manipulates or gaslights you<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pressures or guilts you into sex<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Controls access to money, medicine, or support<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monitors your devices, calls, or messages<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uses threats or anger to intimidate you<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>If any of this feels familiar, you&#8217;re not alone\u2014and help is available.<\/b><\/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-92ee892 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92ee892\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Rosa Women\u2019s Lives Matter Is Taking Action<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65c7fdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65c7fdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rosa Women\u2019s Lives Matter supports women and girls to break free from violence by:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Empowering local women\u2019s groups and youth clubs<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supporting survivors with access to justice, education, and income-generating opportunities<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Partnering with grassroots organisations to deliver legal and emotional support<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Campaigning against harmful practices like child marriage<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advocating for sexual and reproductive rights<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researching the link between domestic abuse and women\u2019s health outcomes<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Together, we\u2019re challenging the systems and norms that allow abuse to persist.<\/b><\/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-6830fde elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6830fde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Need Help? You're Not Alone<\/h2>\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-905526f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"905526f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6542b52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6542b52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You don\u2019t need to face this alone, and you don\u2019t have to report to police to get support. These services can help:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationaldomesticviolencehelpline.org.uk\/\"><b>24-hour National Domestic Violence Helpline<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0808 2000 247<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free, confidential support for women, friends, and family members.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rapecrisis.org.uk\/\"><b>Rape Crisis<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u2013 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0808 802 9999<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A national helpline for women and girls affected by sexual violence.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.galop.org.uk\/\"><b>Galop, the LGBT+ anti-violence charity<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Offers dedicated support for LGBT+ survivors of abuse and hate crime.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thesurvivorstrust.org\/\"><b>The Survivors Trust\u00a0<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A network supporting survivors of rape and sexual abuse, past or recent.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childline.org.uk\/\"><b>Childline &#8211;\u00a00800 1111<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free advice and support for anyone under 19.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u00a0<\/span><b>empower women and girls to know their rights<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u2013 especially their right to\u00a0<\/span><b>make choices about their own bodies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. we help provide\u00a0<\/span><b>vital information and support services\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for survivors of domestic violence.<\/span><\/p>\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Domestic Abuse Domestic abuse is a crime. It is never the fault of the person experiencing it, and it can happen to anyone\u2014regardless of age, background, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, or ethnicity. However, evidence shows it is most often perpetrated by men and experienced by women. 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