Children & Young People & Domestic abuse
What is Domestic Abuse?
Arguing in families is normal, all families have fights and fall outs sometimes. Domestic Abuse is different. It happens when two people are in a relationship and one person does things to hurt the other person, like call them horrible names and make them feel useless, threaten them or use their fists, feet or other weapons to injure them. The person acts this way because they want to control what the other person does, they might tell them where they can or can’t go and who they can talk to. This can happen between your Mum and Dad, or if they have split up and have a new partner or if your parents are in a same-sex relationship. It can be either parent who behaves this way, but usually it is the man who treats the woman like this.
Domestic Abuse is wrong and no one should be allowed to make someone else feel scared but it does happen in a lot of families. It’s not nice living in a house where Domestic Abuse is happening and it will affect you too. If you are living with it you can also be hurt, sometimes deliberately and sometimes by accident because you might try to protect your mum or get in the way, or you might be frightened all the time because you don’t know when the next fight is going to happen and you are worried about your mum. This can mean you find it hard to concentrate at school and maybe you don’t want to invite your friends back to your house because you are embarrassed.
You might not want to tell anybody what is happening because you are worried what will happen if you do. The person who is being abusive might have told you things will get worse if you do or that your family will be split up. They might also threaten to hurt you, your mum or even your pets if you tell. It can be really difficult to speak to someone about what is happening at home but the only way to get the abuse to stop is if you tell someone you trust. This might be a teacher, a relative or you could phone Childline (0800 1111) If the person you tell doesn’t listen, try someone else and keep trying until someone does listen. No one should have to live in a house with Domestic Abuse.
Clackmannanshire Women’s Aid has been awarded the LGBT chartermark which means that any LGBT people who want to use our service are included, valued, supported and will be treated fairly. You may be LGBT and living with straight parents in an abusive relationship, you may have parents in a same sex relationship which is abusive or you may be LGBT in an abusive relationship yourself. See Useful links page for more information for Domestic abuse and LGBT.
Check out! : www.thehideout.org.uk for more information, games and videos
Suitable for aged 12+ Suitable for aged 8-11 years
Arguing in families is normal, all families have fights and fall outs sometimes. Domestic Abuse is different. It happens when two people are in a relationship and one person does things to hurt the other person, like call them horrible names and make them feel useless, threaten them or use their fists, feet or other weapons to injure them. The person acts this way because they want to control what the other person does, they might tell them where they can or can’t go and who they can talk to. This can happen between your Mum and Dad, or if they have split up and have a new partner or if your parents are in a same-sex relationship. It can be either parent who behaves this way, but usually it is the man who treats the woman like this.
Domestic Abuse is wrong and no one should be allowed to make someone else feel scared but it does happen in a lot of families. It’s not nice living in a house where Domestic Abuse is happening and it will affect you too. If you are living with it you can also be hurt, sometimes deliberately and sometimes by accident because you might try to protect your mum or get in the way, or you might be frightened all the time because you don’t know when the next fight is going to happen and you are worried about your mum. This can mean you find it hard to concentrate at school and maybe you don’t want to invite your friends back to your house because you are embarrassed.
You might not want to tell anybody what is happening because you are worried what will happen if you do. The person who is being abusive might have told you things will get worse if you do or that your family will be split up. They might also threaten to hurt you, your mum or even your pets if you tell. It can be really difficult to speak to someone about what is happening at home but the only way to get the abuse to stop is if you tell someone you trust. This might be a teacher, a relative or you could phone Childline (0800 1111) If the person you tell doesn’t listen, try someone else and keep trying until someone does listen. No one should have to live in a house with Domestic Abuse.
Clackmannanshire Women’s Aid has been awarded the LGBT chartermark which means that any LGBT people who want to use our service are included, valued, supported and will be treated fairly. You may be LGBT and living with straight parents in an abusive relationship, you may have parents in a same sex relationship which is abusive or you may be LGBT in an abusive relationship yourself. See Useful links page for more information for Domestic abuse and LGBT.
Check out! : www.thehideout.org.uk for more information, games and videos
Suitable for aged 12+ Suitable for aged 8-11 years
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