General Article Domestic violence is now out in the open but the figures show just how endemic it is

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Anne Lazenbatt, Queen's University Belfast and John Devaney, Queen's University Belfast

Domestic violence is physically, emotionally, psychologically and socially devastating to women and can have similarly devastating effects on their infants and children. The Home Office highlights that while domestic violence can be directed at men by women and can happen in same-sex relationships, the unequivocal majority of domestic abuse (more than 77%) is committed by men against women. In the UK, one in four women experiences domestic violence and this violence accounts for almost a quarter of all crime.

This violence can take many forms including physical (hitting, kicking, restraining), sexual (including assault, coercion, female genital mutilation), psychological (verbal bullying, undermining, social isolation) and financial (withholding money, or demanding unrealistic expectations with the household budget). The human cost to victims and families can be enormous, including the breakdown ...

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