When staying home ISN’T safe: Calls to domestic abuse helplines have risen 25 per cent
There were wealthy career women and stay-at-home mums; wives of politicians and surgeons, and asylum-seekers reliant on food banks. Aged from their 20s to their 70s, they often had little in common except one thing: they had all been abused by their partners. Meeting up for counselling at the charity Woman’s Trust provided a much-needed respite. … Read more