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A controlling partner is isolating my daughter. What can I do to help?

She may not realise she’s experiencing domestic abuse, or may not be ready to talk about it yet. Let her know you’re there for her no matter what

The Guardian - UK

Council pays domestic abuse victim £1,600 after leaving him homeless for weeks

‘Waltham Forest Council let this man down when he approached it for help,’ a watchdog finds

The Independent UK

Diddy verdict raises questions over domestic abuse, power and coercion

The jury’s decision highlights the complexities of intimate partner violence and the legacy of the #MeToo movement.

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Funding secured for tech solution to help domestic abuse victims contact 999

The pilot platform will be run by Belfast-based company Inclutech after landing a £400,000 investment.

Evening Standard

A Houston woman called the cops to report domestic abuse. They then called ICE.

The mother-of-three says she was accosted by her ex in April, and reported the incident to the police, who then notified ICE of her immigration status

The Independent UK

NSPCC reveals record level of calls about children at risk of domestic abuse

Around a third of child welfare contacts about domestic abuse ended in a referral to authorities such as police and children’s social services.

The Independent UK

Quarter of women fleeing abuse unable to secure suitable refuge vacancy, new report finds

The Independent launched its Brick by Brick campaign in response to the national shortage of refuge spaces

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Train police in how pets are used by domestic abusers, says charity

Campaigners want officers to learn about ‘clear links’ between harming animals and harming humans

The Guardian - UK

Domestic abuse is ‘public health emergency’, experts say after critical NHS report

Exclusive: Analysis finds domestic abuse training for staff in England and Wales ‘sporadic and inconsistent’

The Guardian - UK

Johnny Depp hits out at those who did him 'dirty' amid Amber Heard trial

Johnny Depp has blasted the people who "did [him] dirty" after he was accused of domestic abuse and claimed he was a "crash test dummy" for the #MeToo movement.

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Angela Rayner praises ‘amazing’ Independent Brick by Brick campaign as family fleeing abuse get safe haven

Exclusive: The deputy prime minister and housing secretary said helping vulnerable families and children into safe and secure housing ‘is a matter that I hold close to my heart’

The Independent UK

First family fleeing abuse get keys to The Independent’s safe haven

Survivor of abuse handed keys to new safe house

The Independent UK

Holloway review – brave women go back to prison to unlock their stories

In this powerful documentary, six former inmates revisit their old cells to reflect on the childhood trauma and domestic abuse that led them to prison

The Guardian - UK

Watchdog slams UK for response to domestic abuse

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I was trapped in an abusive relationship at 16, now I’m demanding schools protect teenagers better

Faustine Petron’s Make It Mandatory campaign has received support from MPs and charities and garnered over 100,000 signatures

Evening Standard

UK's first women-only tower block to open in west London next summer

Brook House in Acton will provide 102 “genuinely affordable” social rented flats to women and survivors of domestic abuse

Evening Standard

Sheriff notes Hogg’s ‘compliance’ with order in domestic abuse case

A sheriff said that said no further review of the community payback order would take place.

Evening Standard

Woman jailed for 12 years for murder of abusive partner while he slept

Julie Ann McIlwaine stabbed James Joseph Crossley 10 times in the chest and abdomen.

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Evening Standard

More adults likely to experience domestic abuse than previously thought

The estimates are the first to use an improved method for measuring the prevalence of domestic abuse among the population.

The Guardian - UK

Starmer defends prison recall shake-up that will free some domestic abusers

Campaigners for victims criticise plan to free up prison space but prime minister says he has ‘no choice’

The Independent UK

Recalled sex offenders and domestic abusers face early release as prisons near ‘zero capacity’

The victim’s commissioner says the emergency measures are ‘unacceptable’ – but the government has warned the UK is just months away from running out of prison spaces

Evening Standard

‘Lives at risk’, warns domestic abuse tsar over Government’s prison recall plans

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced emergency reforms.

Evening Standard

Pregnant domestic abuse survivor fleeing ex told by London council 'patch up smashed front door with cardboard'

The woman, who feared that her ex had found her and that she was in danger, has criticised council for their response

Evening Standard

Prioritise mental health of those affected by domestic abuse, charity urges

A recent report by Woman’s Trust found one in two women are seeking mental health support over domestic violence.

The Independent UK

My abuser put me in thousands of pounds of debt – to clear it, I had to risk him finding out where I lived

Survivors must go through lengthy and expensive process to keep address off public register after securing debt help

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