Domestic abuse: get help during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak

Author:
GREAT BRITAIN. Home Office
Publisher:
Great Britain. Home Office
Publication year:
2018
Place of publication:
London

Guidance on how to get help for people who are victims of domestic violence or know someone who is a victim of domestic abuse. It acknowledges that coronavirus household isolation instructions can cause anxiety for those who are experiencing or feel at risk of domestic abuse and makes it clear that those instructions do not apply if someone needs to leave their home to escape domestic abuse. The guidance covers the following topics: coronavirus (COVID-19) and domestic abuse; recognise domestic abuse; report it; get help if you, or someone you know, is a victim; economic abuse; welfare benefits and housing advice; get help if you think you may be an abuser; support for employers and professionals; get legal help; What to do if you don’t have settled status in the UK. The guidance signposts to additional support materials. [Published 5 October 2018. Last updated 28 October 2021] (Edited publisher abstract)

Subject terms:
Covid-19, infection control, domestic violence, safeguarding children, safeguarding adults, financial abuse;
Content type:
practice guidance
Location(s):
United Kingdom
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