Domestic Abuse
Please see below information for agencies and organisations relating to Domestic abuse
What are the types of domestic abuse?
The types of domestic abuse are:
• Physical abuse (domestic violence)
• Verbal or nonverbal abuse (psychological abuse, mental abuse, emotional abuse)
• Sexual abuse
• Stalking or cyberstalking
• Economic abuse or financial abuse
• Spiritual abuse
| Elderly and Disabled Abuse | |
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What about people who are elderly? Do disabled people experience or perpetrate domestic abuse? Both people who are elderly and disabled experience Domestic Abuse. In some cases a disabled person can perpetrate Domestic Abuse. |
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| Forced Marriages | |
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Evidence shows that Honour Based Violence & Forced Marriage mostly occur within South Asian, Turkish, Kurdish and Afro-Caribbean Communities. There are several high profile cases of occurrences in the UK and a number of agencies have been set up to help victims. Most workers in women’s refuges report that the majority of people who use their services to escape a forced marriage are Pakistani. |
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| Legal Remedies and Procedures | |
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There are several legal remedies that can be used to prosecute a perpetrator, keep someone away from you and to protect your property and children. Please see the links below for free confidential legal advice. |
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| Abuse in Lesbian, Gay Bi-sexual and Transgender Relationships | |
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Domestic abuse can happen in any relationship and LGBT relationships are no exception. While very little research has been done on the issue, and many people have estimates ( you may often see the 1 in 4 statistic), we don’t really know. The important issue is to be prepared to support victims in same sex relationships in the same way as heterosexual relationships. |
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| Male Victims | |
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The 2007/2008 British Crime Survey found that 15% of victims were men and 85% were women. We do not know how accurate these figures are as men are very reluctant to report Domestic Abuse for many reasons. |
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| South Wales Police Public Protection Unit | |
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DI Susan Sidford, DS Jayne Thomas, PC Emma Dawkins and PC Ester Towell can all be contacted at the Public Protection Unit, Coychurch Police Station, Main Road, Coychurch, Bridgend, CF35 5EN. Tel No. 01656 651660 |
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| The Dyn Project | |
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The Dyn Wales helpline is available on 0808 801 0321 provides support and safety planning for men in Wales who experience domestic abuse. |
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| Young Peoples information Service | |
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We are the “Young Peoples information service” from U- Wales.org. Our ultimate goal is to stop dating abuse before it starts. |
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| Broken Rainbow | |
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Broken Rainbow (registered charity funded by the Home Office) is the UK’s only National LGBT Domestic Violence Helpline providing confidential support to all members of the LGBT community, their family and friends, and agencies supporting them. The helpline service is run by trained LGBT people who have an understanding of your sexual identity issues along with the impact domestic violence can have on your life. |
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