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Children, Young People and Domestic Abuse
Children's health and overall wellbeing can be adversely affected by living in a household were there is any form of Domestic Abuse.
- 30% of all domestic abuse starts in pregnancy.
- In nine out of ten cases children are present in the same or next room whilst violence is going on.
- In half the cases of violence between adults there is violence against children too.
- In 33% of Child Protection cases there is a history of domestic violence towards the mother.
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"CHILD ABUSE by a MALE parent is 15 times more likely to occur in a home where Domestic Violence/Abuse is present…"
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