Leaving isn’t something you can do entirely alone, and you shouldn’t have to. But not everyone in your life is safe to bring into it. A checklist for knowing the difference, and how to use a safe person well.
Domestic abuse is not a young woman’s problem. It affects hundreds of thousands of older women in England and Wales, many of whom have lived with it for decades and have never been asked if they need help.
A domestic abuse assessor sitting with a judge could change how the courts hear survivors. Here is why English and Welsh law already has the tools to make it happen.
If you’ve searched this, you don’t need convincing that something is wrong. You need to know what’s actually available to you, in practical terms, in England and Wales, right now. This is that information.
You’re asking this question because something happened that frightened you, and afterwards he told you it wouldn’t happen again.
Is my boyfriend contorlling
Domestic abuse is not always visible. This list breaks down what psychological, emotional, financial, physical and sexual abuse can look like in everyday life.
Emotional and psychological abuse: how he makes sure you never fully leave
In 2010, there were 2,401 firms providing family law legal aid across England and Wales. By 2020 that number had fallen to 1,254. Today, almost 40 per cent of the population lives in an area with no housing legal aid provider. The Law Society calls them legal aid deserts. They are gaps in the map…
The Women’s Railroad has coined the term The Jekyll and Hyde Effect to describe a specific abuser profile: the deliberate use of a charming public persona as a tool of coercive control and isolation. Backed by research. Written for women searching for answers.