Domestic Abuse
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What is Domestic Abuse?
Domestic Abuse is an incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening, degrading and/or violent behaviour, including sexual violence, in the majority of cases by a partner or ex-partner, but also by a family member or carer.
“I didn't know where to go or what to do without the support from Hopscotch. They understood me and my pain, when I felt no one else did”
One of the individuals our Domestic Abuse team helped
Contact Us
Contact us by email, phone or by filling out our form - you don't need to do anything else. Speak with someone who wants to listen to you.
0207 388 8198
Check our Frequently Asked Questions
We help you to be freed from abuse and to make steps into a violence-free life. Our staff are very experienced, speak many languages and will understand your situation and fears with cultural sensitivity, and provide step-by-step guidance.
Domestic abuse means that in a friendship, relationship, or marriage, someone is using abuse to have power or control over you. It is not legal for one person to abuse another person and you have a right to live a life of safety and happiness. Our experiences show that there are many different types of abuse. They can include:
Stopping your freedom
Hurting your body
Hurting your mind and feelings
Stopping you from having money or your things like your passport.
Contact us by email, phone or filling out our form - you don't need to do anything else. Speak with someone who wants to listen to you.
It can be difficult to find a safe place to call from - so think about emailing us at dv1@hopscotchuk.org
Please read HERE if you are worried someone knows you have visited this website.
Many women are told this and it is not true - it is VERY rare for a mother to lose her children when trying to get to a safe place.
The most important thing is for you and your children to be safe. We will provide advice and support on the essentials you need and will help you set up so that you can start to make decisions for your future in a safe environment.
You may choose to make some decisions to deal with problems in your home so that it becomes a safe space. Whichever decision you will take, we will provide help to support it. It may be that for your safety you might want to start a new life with any children you have and we will make sure this is as easy for you as possible.
After an abusive relationship, you might feel like happiness and safety will never be in your life again. We are here to help you. Once you are safe, we provide support with finances, mental health, employment and getting a job.