Here is a short power point that provides information about domestic abuse awareness and understanding the different types of abuse, and the emotional and physical affects of abuse.

1. W H O L E
S C H O O L
A P P R O A C H :
E D U C A T E
A W A R E N E S S
R E D U C E A B U S E
Violence against women, domestic
abuse and sexual violence
(VAWDASV)

2. • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0Xnst374hU
VAWDASV awareness

3. W H AT I S V I O L E N C E A G A I N S T W O M E N
A N D G I R L S ?
Definition of ‘Violence Against
Women/girls’
Definition of Domestic Abuse, abuse,
sexual abuse

4. STATISTICS: VAWDASV

5. M Y T H S A N D F A C T S : D O M E S T I C A B U S E ?
• DOMESTIC ABUSE ONLY AFFECTS SOME
PEOPLE
• DOMESTIC ABUSE –MORE LIKELY TO BE
CONTINUOUS INCIDENTS, WHICH ESCLATES
• A STRANGER IS MORE LIKELY TO BE A
PEREPRTATOR OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE
• DOMESTIC ABUSE IS A PERSONAL MATTER
AND NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH BEHIND
CLOSED DOORS, IN THE HOME
• THE VICTIM IS TO BLAME FOR THE
ABUSE
• SURVIVORS WHO LEAVE THE ABUSE
ARE WEAK
• A WOMEN/GIRL WILL ATTEMPT TO
LEAVE THE ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP, 7
TIMES -BEFORE ACTUALLY LEAVE
PERMANENTLY
• DOMESTIC ABUSE IS JUST A POLICE
MATTER

6. V I C T I M B L A M I N G
• What is Victim Blaming?
• How does victim blaming affect the
survivor/ the person who has
experienced abuse?
• How does victim blaming happen in the
professional capacity?
• How to prevent victim blaming?
https://www.youtube.com/watc
h?v=Z0VGGFHrA0Q
Victim Blaming- comedy sketch
(Tracy Ullman’s show) BBC

7. T Y P E S O F D O M E S T I C A B U S E ?
• Domestic abuse- occurs within private and public life and includes an incident/continual
incident of coercive, controlling, demeaning, can be violent behaviour
• Emotional, Psychological, coercive control
• Physical
• Financial
• Sexual abuse and assault
• Honour based violence , (HBV)
• Female Genital Mutilation, (FGM)

8. T Y P E S O F A B U S E A F F E C T I N G
C H I L D R E N / Y O U N G P E O P L E ?
• DOMESTIC ABUSE
• SEXUAL VIOLENCE, HARRASSMENT AND
HARMFUL SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR
• CHILD ABUSE, ADULT-CHILD, PEER-PEER
• CHILD EXPLOITATION:, FGM/FORCED MARRIAGE,
TRAFFICKING AND SERIOUS YOUTH VIOLENCE,
STALKING
• PREJUDICE-BASED BULLYING: RACISM, SEXISM,
HOMOPHOBIA…

9. C O E R C I V E C O N T R O L
• Coercive control is a crime, since 2015
• Coercive control uses manipulation and control, to make
partner dependent on perpetrator, isolating the partner
from outside sources, and exploiting their resources for
personal gain, limit the sources and resources that the
partner can have/ experience in their life, regulating their
daily life/behaviour…

10. COERCIVE
CONTROL:
POWER AND
CONTROL
WHEEL:
https://www.theduluthmodel.org/wheels/

11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36mQFefBylM-
FROM SCOTTISH WOMEN’S AID

12. HONOUR BASED VIOLENCE,
(HBV)
• HONOUR BASED VIOLENCE- IS A FORM OF
ABUSE USED TO COERCE AND CONTROL
FAMILY MEMBERS, AND THAT IS PERCEIVED
TO BE UPHOLDING RELIGIOUS FAMILY
BELIEFS AND HONOUR
• HONOUR BASED VIOLENCE SHAMES THE
RELATIVE FOR NOT UPHOLDING THE
HONOUR CODE IN THE FAMILY.
• DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTS WOMEN
AND GIRLS, THOUGH HAPPENS TO BOYS
AND MEN TOO

13. EFFECTS OF FGM:
• FGM IS A FORM OF ABUSE
• IT IS THE DELIBERATE CUTTING AND INCISION OF A FEMALE
GENITILIA AREA
• THERE ARE NO MEDICAL REASONS- THIS IS ABUSE
• TO BE AWARE OF CHILDREN GOING ON HOLIDAY/ PLANNING OF
BIG EVENT/MUM WHO HAS HAD FGM.
• file:///C:/Users/Laptop/Documents/Franca%20Addyman/CWA/WHOLE%20SCH
OOL%20APPROACH%20ADVOCATE%20EDUCATOR/Resources%20and%20Diagr
ams/Poster-6-FGM8643.pdf - FGM POSTER

14. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/s
ystem/uploads/attachment_data/file/879927/Forced_Marriage
-_survivor_s_handbook.pdf
EFFECTS OF FORCED MARRIAGE

15. SEXUAL ABUSE/ SEXUAL HARRASSMENT
• Sexual abuse includes a range of abusive behaviours
that can happen within different situations, including
intimate relationships, relatives, acquaintances and
strangers
• This abuse can occur as a one of incident, or part of
systemic abuses, and can be historic or recent.
• Affects everyone, regardless of age, gender, sexuality!

16. STALKING AND HARRASSMENT:
Stalking:
• it is a pattern of behaviour, seen to be obsessive and coercive, fixated.
• Stalking behaviour: consistently making un-wanted communication,
consistently sending gifts, damage to victims property or sexual abuse
• Behaviour causes fear/threats of violence, causing alarm, fear and distress for
the victim.
Harassment:
• emotional/physical/verbal and sexual
• Unwanted behaviours, that cause direct distress to victim
• Evidence for stalking and harassment, provided for professional

17. Social and Gender
In-equality
 Gender-based violence:
stereotypes/behaviours
 Societal stigma: victim blaming
 Further Barriers: social
inequality,
(race, socioeconomic, sexuality,
disability…)

18. Understanding VAWDASV?
 What is the cycle of abuse
 Trauma/ victim blaming
 Challenges in leaving abuse
 Gains and losses

19. Aiming for
equality in
relationships?

20. • BE AWARE OF LOCAL SUPPORT SERVICES IN THE
AREA
LIVE FREE FEAR
• (24 HOURS HELPLINE) 0808 8010 800
BAWSO (SPECIALIST SERVICES FOR BME
COMMUNITIES)
• (24 HOURS HELPLINE) 08007318147
• (FGM HELPLINE 24 HOURS)
0800 028 3550 or email/1-2-1 online chat-
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-is-child-abuse/types-of-
abuse/female-genital-mutilation-fgm/
• IF CHILD/ADULT IS IN IMMEDIATE DANGER, CALL
POLICE: 999

21. Click on Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0QMdnmm4oE
CARDIFF
WOMEN’S AID:
STAYING SAFE?
CARDIFF WOMEN’S AID
(24 HOURS SUPPORT)
- Call, 02920460566
- Email,
duty@cardiffwomensaid.org.uk
Texting services:
open weekdays (9-7pm)
And open weekends (9- 4 30pm)
- Text – 07727462793