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Useful contacts | Border Women’s Aid
Being safe online Confidentiality policy A huge weight lifted off my shoulders when I contacted BWA You’re amazing and your support is what keeps me going Having a safety plan in place has reduced my stress Speaking to a

Special aspects of LGBTQ+ domestic abuse | Border Women’s Aid
Being safe online Confidentiality policy Speaking to a support worker has made me feel safer in my home I feel amazing, in control, a different person I feel more in control and hopeful because of BWA support I know I am not

LGBTQ+ | Border Women’s Aid
Domestic abuse is no respecter of persons. Victims and abusers come from all sexual orientations, gender identities, cultures, social classes, ages, religions, and political beliefs. LGBTQ+ relationships are no different.

Men | Border Women’s Aid
Yes, men do experience domestic abuse with gay and transgender men being especially vulnerable. However, research consistently shows that when men are involved in domestic abuse, it is as perpetrators rather than victims.

Further help | Border Women’s Aid
Being safe online Confidentiality policy Thanks for listening tae me, a no yous are the only ones that dae I feel safer knowing BWA are supporting me You helped me realise I deserved better I know I am not alone Hands keeping

Older women | Border Women’s Aid
Domestic abuse does not discriminate on the basis of age. Any older or any elderly person can be abused, regardless of gender, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity or background.

Who can experience domestic abuse? | Border Women’s Aid
Domestic abuse is overwhelmingly experienced by women and perpetrated by men, but can also happen in same sex relationships, male as well as female. It doesn’t matter how old someone is, whatever their race or ethnicity or sexual identity, what

Why does domestic abuse happen? | Border Women’s Aid
Women are supposed to be equal under the law. The UK has had three women Prime Ministers and Scotland’s First Minister is a woman; there are more women at college and university than ever before. Indeed, more than half of all medical students are

What is domestic abuse? | Border Women’s Aid
First and foremost, domestic abuse is a crime. It involves a pattern of controlling behaviour by a partner or ex-partner to coerce you into doing what they want. Women are the main victims of abuse from male partners, but it can also happen in

Coercive control | Border Women’s Aid
Domestic abuse isn’t always physical. Often it is emotional and manipulative. Abuse can be when you feel controlled, humiliated or frightened by someone.

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I feel safer knowing BWA are supporting me

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Having a safety plan in place has reduced my stress

Thanks for listening tae me, a no yous are the only ones that dae

Speaking to a support worker has made me feel safer in my home

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