Domestic violence charity Refuge has launched a campaign aimed at raising awareness of the situation. It is hoped that those who see the Refuge advertisements will be able to recognise the early signs of domestic abuse and attempt to stop it. According to Refuge, domestic violence is “the biggest social issue affecting women in the country” because two women are being killed a week as a result of relations with their former or current partner. The Early Signs campaign has been in the press since yesterday and will appear on posters from later in the month. Research from Refuge shows 87 percent of women received no information about domestic abuse while at school. And although 95 percent of those questioned said physical violence was domestic abuse, three-quarters of respondents did not know of the more subtle psychological effects. Women’s Aid and Refuge run the National Domestic Violence Helpline together on 0808 2000 247.

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6 August 2008
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