Secondary research

How many people are effected by domestic violence?• Domestic abuse: Will affect 1 in 4 women and 1 in 6 men in their lifetime. Leads

to, on average, two women being murdered each week and 30 men per year. Accounts for 16% of all violent crime however it is still the violent crime least likely to be reported.• one in four lesbian and bi women have experienced domestic abuse in a

relationship. Two thirds of those say the perpetrator was a woman, a third a man. Almost half (49%) of all gay and bi men have experienced at least one incident of domestic abuse from a family member or partner since the age of 16.• Domestic violence can happen to anyone anywhere most people don’t realise

how many people are involved in domestic violence you don’t have to be in a relationship for it to happen.

Research• There are many places and people that will help someone that is

involved in domestic violence but most people don’t say anything because they are scared of the consequences and what might happen to them.• Not only do people getting physically hurt from domestic violence but

also emotionally hurt and now someone can get the same prison sentence as they do for physically domestic violence to emotional domestic violence.

After effects After being in a domestic violent relationship people may suffer with knowing what is right and wrong and also may case severe depression.Domestic violence affects one's thoughts, feelings and behaviours and can significantly impact one's mental stability. Increased anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and depression symptoms are commonly observed among survivors of domestic violence. PTSDBeing emotionally hurt all the time take longer to cur an d get over then being physically hurt. People take longer to get over emotional abuse because someone is controlling your life