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Domestic abuse refers to situations in which a person is subjected to controlling, coercive, threatening, degrading and violent behaviour including sexual violence, in the majority of cases by a partner or ex-partner but also by a family member or carer.
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Southampton secures funding to help tackle neighbourhood crime, anti-social behaviour and violence against women and girls
645,645 by the Home Office in the fourth round of the Safer Streets funding bid to support Southampton City Council initiatives to tackle violence against women and girls, anti-social behaviour and neighbourhood crimes.
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If you either have a disability and are already receiving help from social services, or you’ve just had a care assessment and you’re eligible for help, you are likely to have been offered the choice of using a personal budget to pay for your care and support.
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Spotting the signs of an abusive relationship
It is not always easy to know if you are being abused. Abusers may try to persuade you that what they are doing is normal, is a sign of love or that they are really sorry.
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Worried about domestic abuse?
This is called the Domestic Abuse Disclosure Scheme and means you can ask the police for details about a person’s background if you are worried they may harm you or someone you are worried about.
The scheme, which is also known as Clare’s Law, was de...