Domestic Abuse

Domestic abuse and violence is a pattern of controlling and aggressive behaviours from one adult towards another, within the context of an intimate relationship.

• It can be physical, sexual, psychological or emotional abuse.
• Financial abuse and social isolation are also common features.
• The violence and abuse can be actual or threatened and can happen once every so often or on a regular basis.
• It can happen to anyone, and in all kinds of relationships - heterosexual, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
• People suffer domestic violence regardless of their social group, class, age, race, disability, sexuality or lifestyle.
• The abuse can begin at any time - in new relationships or after many years spent together.
• Children are affected by domestic violence both in the short and the long term.
• All forms of abuse - psychological, economic, emotional and physical - come from the abuser's desire for power and control.

If you're experiencing domestic violence you can contact one of the following organisations or your solicitor for immediate support.

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