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Our Charity News, Views, Advice and Personal Stories on the Issue of Domestic Abuse and coercive control

Christine Roach
November 30, 2020

We all have a duty to respond to domestic abuse, including Employers

Christine Roach
November 30, 2020
We all have a duty to respond to domestic abuse, including Employers

We all have a duty to respond to domestic abuse, including employers

Tagged: employers, domesticabuse

Christine Roach
November 25, 2020

From fear to a future

Christine Roach
November 25, 2020
From fear to a future

From fear to a future: how SADA helped me move on from domestic abuse

Tagged: SADA, #domesticabuse, support, Stevenage, North Hertfordshire, Welwyn, Hatfield, East Hertfordshire

Christine Roach
November 2, 2020

A Day in the Life of a Domestic Abuse Caseworker from Hertfordshire Mind Network, Three Rivers

Christine Roach
November 2, 2020
A Day in the Life of a Domestic Abuse Caseworker from Hertfordshire Mind Network, Three Rivers

A Day in the Life of a Domestic Abuse Caseworker from Hertfordshire Mind Network, Three Rivers

Tagged: #hertfordshire, #domesticabuse, #mind

Christine Roach
August 14, 2020

Abusers also work from home

Christine Roach
August 14, 2020
Abusers also work from home

Lockdown has affected victims-survivors and also domestic abuse service providers, including law firms’, ability to respond.

Christine Roach
August 11, 2020

The impact of domestic abuse on migrant women

Christine Roach
August 11, 2020
The impact of domestic abuse on migrant women

Josephine’s story of how she left an abusive partner who had threatened to have her deported.

Tagged: #BAME; #Migrantwomen #domesticabuse #domesticviolence

Christine Roach
July 14, 2020

Review of Family Courts dealing with domestic abuse cases

Christine Roach
July 14, 2020
Review of Family Courts dealing with domestic abuse cases

Major overhaul of Family Courts to protect domestic abuse victims

Tagged: #courts #familycourts

Christine Roach
July 14, 2020

Men are victims of domestic abuse too.

Christine Roach
July 14, 2020
Men are victims of domestic abuse too.

One in six men will be affected by domestic abuse at some point in their lives.

Tagged: #maledomesticabuse #mendomesticabuse #malevictims

Christine Roach
May 26, 2020

How financial abuse traps women in violent relationships ...

Christine Roach
May 26, 2020
How financial abuse traps women in violent relationships ...

95% of women who experience domestic abuse report experiencing economic abuse. Read about financial and economic abuse and find out more about what you can do

Tagged: #financialabuse #economicabuse #lockdown #financialdomesticabuse

Christine Roach
May 18, 2020

29-31 May - 48 Hour Fundraising Relay Run Event with energie Fitness

Christine Roach
May 18, 2020
  29-31 May - 48 Hour Fundraising Relay Run Event with energie Fitness

Read about how you can have fun and raise money for the Helpline by taking part in this virtual run for charity.

Tagged: #virtualraces, #virtualrunning; #virtualrunevents #virtualrunsforcharity # relayrace

Christine Roach
May 13, 2020

My brother turned on me for being gay

Christine Roach
May 13, 2020
My brother turned on me for being gay

A gay guy’s story of family abuse

Tagged: #gay #LGBT #genderviolence #genderabuse #siblingabuse

Christine Roach
May 13, 2020

Having someone to talk to - a lesbian survivor's story

Christine Roach
May 13, 2020
Having someone to talk to - a lesbian survivor's story

A survivor’s story of an abusive lesbian relationship

Tagged: #lesbian #genderabuse #genderviolence

Christine Roach
May 13, 2020

Making that first call - a gay survivor's story

Christine Roach
May 13, 2020
Making that first call - a gay survivor's story

A survivor of an abusive gay relationship tells his story and the particular issues faced by family expectations.

Tagged: #gay #genderabuse #genderviolence

Christine Roach
May 12, 2020

Escape from the Merry go round

Christine Roach
May 12, 2020
Escape from the Merry go round

A victim’s story of life on the merry go round of a coercive, controlling and violent relationship and why it is so difficult to escape.

Christine Roach
May 11, 2020

Life in lockdown - a survivor's story

Christine Roach
May 11, 2020
Life in lockdown - a survivor's story

A survivor’s story of life with an abusive partner in lockdown

Christine Roach
May 1, 2020

Recognising it as abuse was the first step

Christine Roach
May 1, 2020
Recognising it as abuse was the first step

Recognising is as abuse was the first step - an LGBT survivor’s story

Tagged: #Trans, #LGBT #LGBTQ #Bi, #gender #genderbasedabuse, #genderharassment

Christine Roach
January 30, 2020

Stalking Protection Orders - what do they mean?

Christine Roach
January 30, 2020
Stalking Protection Orders - what do they mean?

Read more about what the new Stalking Protection Orders mean

Christine Roach
January 28, 2020

Domestic abuse in rural areas

Christine Roach
January 28, 2020
Domestic abuse in rural areas

Domestic abuse in rural areas lasts on average 25% longer than in urban areas. Read some key findings and some victims’ stories.

Christine Roach
January 23, 2020

Launch of Domestic Abuse Drop In Service in Watford

Christine Roach
January 23, 2020
Launch of Domestic Abuse Drop In Service in Watford

JKC Lawyers and Hertfordshire Domestic Abuse Helpline, working in partnership, are delighted to announce the launch of a domestic abuse drop in service at JKC’s offices in Watford with effect from 22 January 2020.

Tagged: #dropin, #watford

Christine Roach
December 7, 2019

Operation Encompass

Christine Roach
December 7, 2019
Operation Encompass

Find out about Operation Encompass and how it can help children who have witnessed domestic abuse.

Tagged: #operationencompass #children

Christine Roach
November 7, 2019

Rosie Duffield's story

Christine Roach
November 7, 2019
Rosie Duffield's story

Rosie Duffield MP talks about her own experience of domestic abuse including controlling behaviour.

Tagged: #rosieduffield #domesticabuse #coercivecontrol

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