Player and Staff Welfare: Domestic Abuse
Domestic abuse is any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive or threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between those aged 16 or over who are or have been intimate partners or family members regardless of gender or sexuality. It is very common.
Anyone can be a victim
Men and women can be victims or perpetrators in heterosexual or same-sex relationships, but in the majority of reported cases, domestic abuse is experienced by women and is perpetrated by men. Anyone can be a victim of domestic abuse, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, socio-economic status, sexuality or background.
Domestic abuse is widespread
The prevalence of domestic abuse in society means that whether you are aware of it or not you are likely to have players with lived experience of domestic abuse either as a victim or as a perpetrator.
You may only become aware at a crisis point in a player’s life, for example, if they disclose that they have hit their partner, or they do not feel safe to go home. It’s important to ensure they have access to specialist support at the earliest opportunity
National Domestic Abuse Help Line (Refuge)
The Respect phone line
The Men's Advice Line
0808 2000 247
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National LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Help Line
National LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Helpline:
0800 999 5428
(run by Galop)
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The Respect phoneline is an anonymous and confidential helpline for men and women who are abusing their partners and families: 0808 802 4040
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Women's Aid
Women’s Aid is the national charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children
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The Men’s Advice Line, for male domestic abuse survivor:
0808 801 0327
(run by Respect)
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