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After receiving the support from Staying Put my health and wellbeing has improved, for example I can sleep better and I have started to go out on my own, thank you to all the staff.
What Is Domestic Abuse?
The DAP (Bradford District Domestic Abuse Partnership) uses the following definition of domestic abuse:
"Any violent or abusive pattern of behaviour (whether physical, sexual, psychological, emotional, verbal, financial.) which is used by one person to control and dominate another with whom they have or have had a personal or family relationship."
Domestic abuse is defined as: any incident of threatening behaviour, violence or abuse (psychological, physical, sexual, financial or emotional) between adults who are, or have been, intimate partners or family members, regardless of gender or sexuality.
Domestic abuse is rarely a one-off incident and should be seen as a pattern of abusive and controlling behaviour through which the abuser seeks power over their victim. It occurs across the whole of society, regardless of age, gender, race, sexuality, disability, religion, class, or lifestyle and income. Research and Government policy recognise that domestic violence is gendered; that is, most perpetrators are male and most victims are female. Also, the gender of both victim and perpetrator influences behaviour and the severity of risk and harm caused.
The Government definition of domestic violence: Any incident of threatening behaviour, violence or abuse (psychological, physical, sexual, financial or emotional) between adults who are or have been intimate partners or family members, regardless of gender or sexuality." This includes issues of concern to black and minority ethnic (BME) communities such as so called 'honour based violence', female genital mutilation (FGM) and forced marriage.
Furthermore, the Home Office has been proactive in supporting victims of forced marriages often committed in the name of ‘honour’, forced marriage and female genital mutilation are also considered acts of domestic abuse (Home Office, 2007, Domestic Violence: A MP's Guide).
Domestic abuse is under-reported. It is estimated that only 40% of domestic abuse is reported to the police.
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