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Domestic abuse isn’t always physical.

Date: Wednesday, 13th Mar 2019 | Category: General

Domestic abuse isn’t always physical. That’s the message behind our new campaign with the Greenwich Domestic Violence and Abuse Service (GDVA) to highlight coercive control; an often unrecognised aspect of domestic abuse.

Coercive control is the hidden side of domestic abuse that often goes unrecognised. An abuser may not be physically violent, but use threats of violence, intimidation and manipulation to make a person feel controlled, fearful, exploited and isolated from support…

For full story see council website