North Tyneside’s annual Domestic Abuse Awareness Week returns this week – offering support, advice and helping to highlight the issue.
In North Tyneside last year, there were 4,011 reported incidents of domestic abuse and over half of these involved and affected children.
To help encourage victims – men or women – to report problems they are experiencing, North Tyneside Council is holding the awareness-raising week from 21-27 November.
Cllr Alison Waggott-Fairley, cabinet member for Adult Social Care, said: “Domestic abuse can affect anyone and this annual event allows us to highlight the issues around it and hopefully encourage more sufferers to report it and seek help.
“We also have a fantastic range of support in North Tyneside that anyone can access if they feel they need to.”
The week concludes with the annual ‘DIVA’ Walk – which stands for ‘Don’t Ignore Violence and Abuse’.
Setting off on Sunday 27 November at 11am from Tynemouth Priory, walkers will cover around 3.5 miles before finishing at Waves on The Links at Whitley Bay at approximately 12pm.
North Tyneside Council and its partners offer a wide range of practical and emotional help to those who may be experiencing domestic abuse, from financial advice and help to find safe accommodation, to counselling and support groups.
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