Domestic violence

Defined as severe and persistent physical or emotional abuse from a partner or ex-partner.
Said to occur to 1 in 4 women sometime in life and up to 1 in 8 at any one time!

200 women are killed each year in the UK

An increasing number of men are also suffering

You do not have to suffer, you can do something about it.
No-one deserves to live their life in fear.
Domestic violence is a crime and people will help you.

In an emergency phone the police - on 999. A Domestic Violence Officer is attached to Alton Police.

You can contact a specialist solicitor who will arrange for your abuser to be banned from harming you, banned from your home and banned from approaching you anywhere

or you can contact: