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Domestic Abuse

Domestic abuse can happen to anyone.  You do not have to wait for an emergency situation to seek help.

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Domestic Abuse
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What is Domestic Abuse?

There are many forms of domestic abuse, however it is always about have power or control over you.

Emotional Abuse.
Does your partner...

  • blame you for the abuse or arguments?
  • deny the abuse?
  • isolate you from your friends and family?
  • belittle you or put you down?
  • stop you going to work?
  • tell you what to wear?
  • accuse you of flirting?
  • control your money and how you spend it?
  • monitor your social media, photos or videos?
  • use a GPS locator to keep track of your whereabouts?

    • Threats & Intimidation
    Does you partner ever...

  • threaten to hurt or kill you?
  • destroy things that belong to you?
  • invade your personal space?
  • threaten to kill themselves or your family?
  • read any of your correspondence?
  • harass or follow you?

    • Physical Abuse
    Does you partner ever...

  • slap, hit or punch you?
  • push or shove you?
  • bite or kick you?
  • burn you?
  • choke or hold you down?
  • throw things?

    • Threats & Intimidation
    Does you partner ever...

  • threaten to hurt or kill you?
  • destroy things that belong to you?
  • invade your personal space?
  • threaten to kill themselves or your family?
  • read any of your correspondence?
  • harass or follow you?

    • Physical Abuse
    Does you partner ever...

  • slap, hit or punch you?
  • push or shove you?
  • bite or kick you?
  • burn you?
  • choke or hold you down?
  • throw things?

    • Sexual Abuse.
    Does your partner...

  • touch you in a way in which you do not wish to be touched?
  • make unwanted sexual demands?
  • hurt you during intercourse?
  • pressure you into having unsafe sex?
  • pressure you to have sex?

    • Sexual Abuse.
    Does your partner...

  • touch you in a way in which you do not wish to be touched?
  • make unwanted sexual demands?
  • hurt you during intercourse?
  • pressure you into having unsafe sex?
  • pressure you to have sex?

    • How to Help a Friend who is being abused?

    If you think that a friend is being abused, let them know you have noticed that something is wrong.

    If someone confides in you that they are being abused:

    • listen, and take care not to blame them
    • acknowledge it takes strength to talk 
    • give them time to talk, but do not push them to talk 
    • acknowledge they’re in a frightening and difficult situation
    • tell them nobody deserves to be threatened or beaten
    • support them as a friend, encourage them to express their feelings, and allow them to make their own decisions
    • do not tell them to leave the relationship or leave home if they’re not ready – that’s their decision
    • ask if they have suffered physical harm and if they have, offer to go with them to a hospital or GP
    • help them report the assault to the police, if they choose to
    • be ready to provide information about organisations that offer support and advice for those experiencing domestic abuse
    Experience of Domestic Abuse

    Support Groups

    Womens Aid

    Women’s Aid is the national charity working towards putting an end to domestic abuse.  

    Women’s Aid has been at the forefront of shaping and coordinating responses to domestic violence and abuse through practice for over 45 years. Women’s Aid empower survivors by keeping their voices at the heart of our work, working with and for women and children by listening to them and responding to their needs.

    Refuge is the largest domestic abuse organisation in the UK. On any given day our services support thousands of women and their children, helping them to overcome the physical, emotional, financial and logistical impacts of abuse and rebuild their lives — free from fear.

    24 Hour helpline for sexual violence and domestic abuse victims in Wales.  Call 0808 80 10 800 or visit their website gov.wales/live-fear-free

    Hafan Cymru have extensive knowledge and experience of delivering housing-related support services across Wales. We believe that people have the right to aspire to safe, independent lives within their communities. We recognise that people face different barriers in their journey towards independence and we work alongside them to help overcome these.

    Bawso  advocates for, and delivers specialist services to, black and minoritised victims of abuse, violence, and exploitation in Wales.  Call their helpline on 0800 7318147 or email helpline@bawso.org.uk.

    Relate Cymru has a network of Relate Centres across England and Wales counselling and support, including:

    We also offer 30 minute chats with a counsellor over the phone, or via chat or email, for when you have a specific pressing issue that you need to talk through. 

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