COVID-19 and lockdown measures has highlighted to the UK how very real domestic abuse is, how many women are at risk and how absolutely vital specialist support services are. Domestic abuse awareness is at…
My Brief Thoughts on The Domesic Abuse Bill Second Reading
A strong support structure is needed not a Facebook status
“I think we need to have a chat don’t we you fucking slag”. My blood ran cold as I froze and just stared at him. I had absolutely no idea what he was talking about. …
Children are victims of domestic abuse in their own right
When he hit me for the last time splitting my lip open as I held our 10-month-old daughter in my arms, I knew in that very instant things had to change there and then. Up…
A campaign and hashtag is not enough to keep victims of domestic abuse safe
A campaign with a new logo is a disappointing response from the Government to safeguard victims of domestic abuse, which feels as though it’s actually minimising the situation. We have already seen an influx of…
I was humiliated in a million different ways
When you are in a deep dark hole that you can’t seem to find a way out of, everything else around you becomes oblivious. You don’t see the sun shining, you don’t hear to birds…