21 August 2008This section provides links to help you get advice on all types of domestic violence issues.
Domestic violence is physical, emotional and mental abuse that is carried out by one person against another, usually in an intimate relationship. Abuse includes behaviour where there is a misuse of power and control.
Sometimes a family can join together in abusing a victim, or sometimes a victim can be subject to violence by different family members. Sometimes an older child can take on the role of the abuser and physically hurt the parent who is the victim.
While most domestic violence is directed by men against women, it can occur in other relationships, and in a minority of cases, by women against men. At least one in four women will experience domestic violence during their lifetime.
For more information visit one of the following links:
Domestic abuse pages on this website
Direct.gov webssite domestic violence pages - advice and useful links
NHS Choices website - advice and useful links
Kent County Council's website's domestic violence pages
Home Office website - domestic violence pages
Women's Aid Federation website www.womensaid.org.uk
You can also contact your local Citizens Advice Bureaux
