Domestic Abuse

Domestic abuse is any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive or threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between people in a relationship or family members. Domestic abuse can seriously harm children and young people and it can happen:

• both inside and away from the family home

• through digital technology such as email, phone, texts and social media.

• during or after any relationship

• to anyone regardless of gender, age or sexuality.

If you are worried about a child then phone 999 for the police or Wirral Integrated Front Door team (Children’s Safeguarding) on 0151 608 2008.

Further advice and guidance can be found on the NSPCC website or through their helpline:

Find out how to get help if you or someone you know is a victim of domestic abuse.

Men can be affected by domestic violence, and in general are far less likely to come forward for help. The Mankind Initiative is a UK organization, seeking to raise awareness of Female-to-Male domestic violence, with a view to helping more men get out of abusive relationships. The Mankind organization, was the first such organization in the UK dating back to 2001 and they're still going strong. To find out more, please follow the link to the right: