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What is Domestic Abuse

Domestic abuse is categorised by any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive or threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between those aged 16 or over who are or have been intimate partners or family members regardless of gender or sexuality. This can encompass but is not limited to the following types of abuse:

  • physical
  • emotional
  • psychological
  • sexual
  • financial

For more visit Sussex Police website: https://www.sussex.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/daa/domestic…

Help and Support

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If you are in immediate danger, call 999 and ask for the police - the police will continue to respond to emergency calls.

If you are in danger and unable to talk on the phone, dial 999, listen to the questions from the operator and respond by coughing or tapping the handset if you can. Then follow the instructions depending on whether you are calling from a mobile or a landline.

If you call from a mobile

If prompted, press 55 to Make Yourself Heard - this will transfer your call to the police.

Pressing 55 only works on mobiles and does not allow police to track your location.

If you call 999 from a landline

If only background noise can be heard and BT operators cannot decide whether an emergency service is needed, then you will be connected to a police call handler.

If you replace the handset, the landline may remain connected for 45 seconds in case you pick up again.

When 999 calls are made from landlines, information about your location should be automatically available to the call handlers to help provide a response.

National Domestic Abuse Helpline

Refuge runs the National Domestic Abuse Helpline, which you can call for free, and in confidence, 24 hours a day on 0808 2000 247. Its website provides guidance and support for potential victims, as well as those who are worried about friends and loved ones. It also has a form through which you can book a safe time for a call from the team.

Refuge’s website includes a range of resources on identifying the signs of domestic abuse, and a safety guide for women and children who are living with a perpetrator. It also features a tech abuse chat-bot with step-by-step instructional videos on how to secure devices such as phones and laptops. Look for the pink button in the bottom-right corner.

Victim Support Sussex

24/7 helpline: 0808 1689 111

Local

My Sisters’ House

They provide a range of support needs to women from all backgrounds facing all kinds of issues.

Website: https://www.mysistershouse.info/

Domestic abuse helpline: 07787 394983 (open 10am-1pm Monday to Friday, plus 5pm-8pm on Thursday and 9am-midday on Saturday)

Employment helpline: 07539 825756 (open 10am-1pm, Monday to Friday)

Emotional support helpline: 07787 395102 (open 10am-1pm, Monday to Friday

 Safe in Sussex

Safe in Sussex provides an escape route from violence and the chance to seek alternatives to a life of isolation, fear and danger. As well as refuge accommodation it provides group work programmes - the 'Freedom Programme' and 'Meaningful Relationships'.

Email: info@safeinsussex.co.uk

Website: https://www.safeinsussex.co.uk/

Tel: 033 033 37416 (9.30am-4.30pm)

 

WORTH

WORTH Specialist Domestic Abuse Service supports people at high risk of harm or homicide as a result of domestic abuse.

Email: DomesticAbuseServicesCentral@westsussex.gov.uk

Tel: 07834 968539 or 033 022 28181

 

 

Other national support

Women’s Aid

Women’s Aid has a range of direct services for survivors, including a live chat service and an online Survivors’ Forum. They have developed additional advice specifically designed for the current coronavirus outbreak.

Men’s Advice Line

The Men’s Advice Line is a confidential helpline for male victims of domestic abuse and those supporting them.

Telephone: 0808 801 0327

Galop - for members of the LGBT+ community

Galop runs the National LGBT+ Domestic Abuse specialist helpline.

Telephone: 0800 999 5428

Email: help@galop.org.uk

For more Domestic Abuse advice and support please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-and-dom…

News

More support for domestic abuse victims to rebuild their lives

Tuesday, 22 February, 2022

Domestic abuse victims and their children across Chichester District will receive extra support to help them rebuild their lives in a safe environment, thanks to a £34,088 government grant.

Chichester MP calls on local employers to join the fight against Domestic Abuse

Monday, 1 March, 2021

Gillian Keegan MP has become a member of the Employers Initiative on Domestic Abuse (EIDA) and is encouraging other local employers to sign up.

Covid-19 News: £22 million emergency coronavirus funding for more than 540 sexual violence and domestic abuse charities

Friday, 26 June, 2020

Victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence are benefiting from £22 million of emergency funding to help organisations providing support during the pandemic.

Covid-19 News: Over 100 frontline domestic abuse charities given government funding

Friday, 5 June, 2020

Over 1,500 bed spaces will be provided to support survivors of domestic abuse at risk during the pandemic backed by £8.1 million government support.

Covid-19 News Domestic abuse charities can apply for vital funds

Thursday, 7 May, 2020

Charities can bid for a share of £10 million funding to support victims of domestic abuse.

Covid-19 News: Emergency funding to support most vulnerable in society during pandemic

Saturday, 2 May, 2020

Communities Secretary announces £76 million extra funding to support survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence and vulnerable children and their families and victims of modern slavery

More than £76 million extra funding to support most vulnerable in society during pandemic

Resources for Domestic Abuse - Chichester Observer

Thursday, 23 April, 2020

Last week the Government announced that the emergency lockdown measures being placed on us all will be extended by at least a further three weeks. I know it is hard but people in our area are stepping up to the challenge wonderfully.

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