Author Archives: Waveney Domestic Violence & Abuse Forum

Freedom Programme

We are delighted to announce that we will be starting our next session of The Freedom Programme on Wednesday 10th January 2024. The attached link gives details of the programme: if you feel this is something you could benefit from, we will be holding another session of the programme later in the year, so please […]

Christmas Closing

We would like thank you for all your support during the last year and wish you all a very peaceful and happy Christmas.  We look forward to meeting with you all in the New Year Our office will be closed from Friday 22nd December 2023 until Tuesday 2nd January 2024 From all of us at […]

New Suffolk Domestic Abuse Helpline – Freephone 24/7 – 0800 977 5690

DOMESTIC ABUSE HELPLINE EXTENDED TO OFFER ROUND THE CLOCK SUPPORT IN SUFFOLK Suffolk County Council working with Anglia Care Trust has today <Friday 22 May> extended its Domestic Abuse Helpline to offer 24-hour support and is urging anyone experiencing, or at risk of, domestic abuse to make contact, when safe to do so. With lockdown measures […]

Domestic Violence: Child-parent abuse doubles in three years

(BBC News) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-49207887 The number of reported crimes involving children attacking parents has doubled in the past three years, data suggests. Comparable data from 19 police forces in England, Wales and the Channel Islands saw annual incidents jump from 7,224 in 2015 to 14,133 in 2018. Tom Madders, from mental health charity Young Minds said “The […]

Domestic abuse victims more likely to suffer mental illness – study

(The Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jun/07/domestic-abuse-victims-more-likely-to-suffer-mental-illness-study Research found that women who have been abused by their partner are three times more likely to suffer mental ill health. They will often suffer from depression, anxiety of severe conditions such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder than other women, according to research. The researchers from Birmingham University say that opportunities to spot […]