Women and Children Under Domestic Violence Services and helping them Recover

WOMEN & CHILDREN UNDER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES AND HELPING THEM RECOVER Estimated Numbers of Women and Children Using Refuge Accommodation Annually. 2002/03 17,094 children 21,465 2003/04 18,569 women children 23,084 2004/05 19,836 women children 24,347 2005/06 16, 815 women children 19,450 Estimated Numbers of Women With No Recourse to Public Funds Entering Refuge Out of 301 Refuge Surveyed 1.76% were given refuge 2002/03 REFUGE ORGANIZATION Out of 368 Refuge Surveyed 1.98% were given refuge 2003/04 Out of 477 Refuge Surveyed 2.40% were given refuge 2004/05 Out of 305 Refuge Surveyed 1.80% were given refuge 2005/06 Ways to Help Them Recover 1. Stop the victim from blaming him/herself. 2. Help the victim to reconnect to people. Dight 3. Let the victim loosen up by expressing his/her feelings. 4. Let the victim join survivor groups to take away the feeling of being a victim. 5. Get the victim a counseling to stop the cycle of abuse. Domestic Violence UK Supporting Victims of Emotional and Domestic Abuse Tel: 0845 299 6303 (Monday – Friday: 9 - 5pm) Helpline: 0800 689 9710 (Fridays 6.30pm until 8pm) Email: [email protected] Web: www.domesticviolenceuk.org Follow us: f https://www.facebook.com/DomesticViolenceUK E https://twitter.com/dviolenceuk