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Domestic violence.

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LibraryExplainer

Jealousy: when it is normal and when it is control

The difference between a feeling and a rule.

1 minute readRelationships
LibraryChecklist

Is it abuse, or just a bad relationship

Questions to help you think it through.

1 minute readRelationships
LibraryExplainer

Money and control in relationships

When finances are used to keep someone trapped.

1 minute readRelationships
LibraryPractical guide

Dating again after abuse

How to move forward, and signs to watch for.

1 minute readRelationships
LibraryExplainer

Men experience domestic abuse too

Why it happens, why it is hidden, and why it is not your fault.

1 minute readDomestic violence
LibraryChecklist

Signs of coercive control

Abuse that is about a pattern, not single incidents.

1 minute readDomestic violence
LibraryPractical guide

Making a safety plan

Thinking ahead about how to stay as safe as possible.

1 minute readDomestic violence
LibraryExplainer

Why people stay

Answering the question everyone asks, including the person inside.

1 minute readDomestic violence
LibraryExplainer

Abuse in same sex relationships

It happens, and it can have extra layers.

1 minute readDomestic violence
LibraryChecklist

What to do right after an incident

If you have just been hurt or threatened.

1 minute readDomestic violence
LibraryPractical guide

Keeping a record of abuse

Why it can help, and how to do it safely.

1 minute readDomestic violence
LibraryPractical guide

Technology and abuse

Tracking, monitoring and online harassment, and how to protect yourself.

1 minute readDomestic violence
LibraryExplainer

Abuse from a parent or adult child

Family violence is not only between partners.

1 minute readDomestic violence
LibraryField note

When you are accused of being the abuser

False accusations as a tactic, and what to do.

1 minute readDomestic violence
LibraryExplainer

Children who see abuse at home

How children are affected, and what helps them.

1 minute readDomestic violence
LibraryChecklist

Leaving: what to take

A list of things to gather, if it is safe.

1 minute readDomestic violence
LibraryExplainer

Protection orders explained

A general guide to legal protection, which works differently in each country.

1 minute readDomestic violence
LibraryExplainer

Reporting to the police

What might happen, and your choices.

1 minute readDomestic violence
LibraryExplainer

Emotional abuse is abuse

Words and behaviour that wear you down are real harm.

1 minute readDomestic violence
LibraryHeavy subject

Sexual abuse in relationships

Consent still matters when you are together.

1 minute readDomestic violence
LibraryField note

Pets and domestic abuse

When animals are used to control or hurt you.

1 minute readDomestic violence
LibraryPractical guide

Staying safe after leaving

The risks that come after the relationship ends.

1 minute readDomestic violence
LibraryField note

Recovering after abuse

Rebuilding yourself once you are safe.

1 minute readDomestic violence
LibraryField note

If you are worried about your own behaviour

When you are the one causing harm, and want to change.

1 minute readDomestic violence
LibraryPractical guide

Supporting a friend who is being abused

How to help without making it more dangerous.

1 minute readDomestic violence
LibraryField note

Abuse and immigration

When your visa or status is used against you.

1 minute readDomestic violence
LibraryExplainer

Elder abuse

When older people are harmed by family or carers.

1 minute readDomestic violence
LibraryPractical guide

Finding a refuge or shelter

What safe accommodation is and how to get there.

1 minute readDomestic violence
LibraryScript

Talking to your children about leaving

Words for children when the family has to move.

1 minute readDomestic violence
LibraryExplainer

Trans and nonbinary people and abuse

Abuse that targets gender identity.

1 minute readLGBTQ+
LibraryPractical guide

Housing after leaving abuse

Finding a safe place to live.

1 minute readHousing
LibraryChecklist

Planning for housing in a crisis

Thinking ahead about where you could go.

1 minute readHousing
LibraryPractical guide

When the abuse comes from a partner and you are a man

Coercive control, violence and threats do not care about gender. What it can look like, and what to do.

1 minute readMen