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"every
week two women are murdered in England
and Wales by their current or former partner"
Home
Office.
"one in four women will experience
domestic violence at some point in their
lives", British Crime Survey.
There are many agencies which are working
to help those experiencing this terrible
situation, some of them specialise in assisting
those reporting domestic violence, others
offer help and advice as part of their overall,
wider, service: the local ones are listed
in the Support and
Advice section.
Despite the help available, research has
shown that, on average a woman will experience
35 incidents of domestic abuse before seeking
help. (Yearnshire, S. Analysis of Cohort,
1997).
The reasons for this delay may be many...
fear of what her abuser may do, not wanting
to disrupt the family home, shame at revealing
what many still believe to be a taboo subject.
Whatever, the reasons it is crucial that
when a woman does decide to report her experiences
she is treated seriously and given all the
help available. Even if she has reported
the violence before and then returned to
her abuser it is vital that she is not turned
away or embarrassed, there may be many pressures
acting upon her to stay with her abuser,
it does not mean the violence is not serious.
Many people question whether men are experiencing
domestic violence and what is done to help
them. Statistics indicate that most domestic
violence is male on female, in addition
men report feeling less frightened and upset
by the violence and are less likely to seek
medical attention. This is not to denigrate
the distressing experiences which some men
have endured. Most of the agencies listed
in the directory will offer support and
advice to men in this situation, however,
people should be aware that most of the
domestic violence agencies, listed in the
specialist section, are women only organisations.
Some advice for men is given in the men
section of the directory.
For lots of facts, statistics and advice
about domestic violence people should visit
the websites listed in the useful
link's section of this website.
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