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<div data-wrapper="true" style="font-size: 12px; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif"> <p>Domestic Violence is a Crime and includes the following types of abuse:</p> <ul> <li style="list-style-position: inside">Psychological</li> <li style="list-style-position: inside">Physical</li> <li style="list-style-position: inside">Sexual</li> <li style="list-style-position: inside">Financial</li> <li style="list-style-position: inside">Emotional</li> </ul> <p><strong>Controlling behaviour is:</strong> a range of acts designed to make a person subordinate and or dependent by isolating them from sources of support, exploiting their resources and capacities for personal gain, depriving them of the means needed for independence, resistance and escape and regulating everyday behaviour.</p> <p><strong>Coercive behaviour is</strong>: an act or pattern of acts of assault, threats, humiliation and intimidation or other abuse that is used to harm, punish, or frighten their victim.</p> <p>This also includes so called ‘honour’ based violence, female genital mutilation (FGM) and forced marriage. </p> <p>You can receive support and advise from the Home Office, accommodation provider, Migrant Help – there are also specialist domestic violence agencies, the police, social services, solicitors and refuges – can all assist and find safety. </p> <p>The Following Charities can Offer advice and support: </p> <p> <a href="http://www.nationaldomesticviolencehelpline.org.uk/"><strong>English National Domestic Violence Helpline</strong></a><br> <a href="tel:0808 200 0247">0808 200 0247</a> </p> <p> <a href="https://www.galop.org.uk/"><strong>Galop (for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people)</strong></a><br> <a href="tel:0800 999 5428">0800 999 5428</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.mensadviceline.org.uk/"><strong>Men’s Advice Line</strong></a><br> <a href="tel:0808 801 0327">0808 801 0327</a> </p> <p> <a href="http://www.rapecrisis.org.uk/"><strong>Rape Crisis (England and Wales)</strong></a><br> <a href="tel:0808 802 9999">0808 802 9999</a> </p> <p> <a href="https://sdafmh.org.uk/"><strong>Scotland’s Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline </strong></a><br> <a href="tel:0800 027 1234">0800 027 1234 </a> </p> <p> <a href="https://www.scottishwomensaid.org.uk/"><strong>Scottish Women’s Aid</strong></a><br> <a href="tel:0131 226 6606">0131 226 6606</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.allwaleshelpline.org.uk/"><strong>Wales Domestic Abuse Helpline</strong></a><br> <a href="tel:0808 801 0800">0808 801 0800</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.womensaidni.org/"><strong>Women’s Aid Federation (Northern Ireland)</strong></a><br> <a href="tel:0800 917 1414">0800 917 1414</a> </p> <p>If you are in Home Office accommodated or have an entitlement to Support Migrant Help, the Home Office, Accommodation provider can assist you with finding either finding safe alternative accommodation and/or making your current accommodation secure. They will discuss with you, your options for making you safe.</p> </div>
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