Support For Domestic Abuse
Many women and girls will encounter some sort of domestic abuse in their lifetime, it has a rippling effect and can have devastating consequences for those caught in that cycle of abuse.
Victim Support describe domestic abuse as ‘any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, 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. The abuse can encompass, but is not limited to psychological, physical, sexual, financial, emotional.’
Domestic abuse can take different forms, including:
- physical abuse
- sexual abuse
- financial abuse
- coercive control and gaslighting / emotional abuse
- digital / online abuse
- so-called ‘honour-based’ violence
- forced marriage
- female genital mutilation (FGM)
There is local and national support available from Berkshire Women’s Aid and Victim Support. If you feel you need to talk to someone all calls are confidential, you will be able to talk at your own pace, in a non-judgemental environment, please contact
Hestia Slough
0808 2000 247
Victim Support Number
