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Domestic Abuse & Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
In this latest blog we discuss Brain Trauma and PTSD and understanding the links with Domestic Abuse.
When Professionals ask…”Why is she attracted to abusive men”!!!
The question I have been asked most often over the last 24 years is “Why is she attracted to abusive men”? Who asks this question?…
What makes a Murderer?!
I recently read an online entitled ‘How to spot a serial killer – Five key traits’. It struck me that these traits are the same…
Council House Tenants with Snotty Nosed Kids!!
I remember someone saying this to me years back when I told them I worked in a refuge for women escaping domestic abuse. “Oh, those…
Sections 65 & 66 of The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 now in force….
I am so happy to hear that on the 21st July 2022, sections 65 & 66 of The Domestic Abuse Act 2021, were put into…
A Worrying Rise in the Use of Undertakings?
For some time now I, and several of my colleagues at NCDV, have been noticing victims and survivors of domestic abuse are being fobbed off…
Did I ask for it, then?
The sheer degree of media attention focused on the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial, which included me being asked to do a number of…
Barclays Citizenship and Diversity Award for their work supporting NCDV
Congratulations and huge thanks to Barclays Bank who were awarded winner of the Barclays Citizenship and Diversity Award for their work supporting NCDV. This is…
Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month June 2022
In June, every year since 2008, people from across the UK celebrate Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month. This yearly event is crucial in raising…
NCDV Launches Legal Support for Women Prisoners
The National Centre for Domestic Violence (NCDV), in conjunction with HMP Peterborough, HMP Newhall and HMP Bronzefield, has today announced the roll-out of a nationwide…
Our Big Cover Up Campaign Reaches Over 16.5 Million People
80% of domestic abuse incidents are covered up and never reported to the police. We reached out to victims - and raised awareness - by covering…
CWU Launches New National Anti-Domestic Abuse Partnership with NCDV
Effective immediately, Britain’s 200,000 member-strong Communication Workers Union (CWU) has announced the launch of a new working partnership with leading domestic abuse legal protection organisation,…
