Stockport Domestic Abuse Prevention Strategy

The Domestic Abuse Prevention Strategy is a new statement of Stockport’s approach to improving outcomes for adults, families and children and young people who experience domestic abuse.

The strategy sets out the priorities established by the comprehensive ‘Review of Domestic Abuse Services’ carried out in 2013 and is guided by the best available evidence about the long term effectiveness of interventions.

Domestic violence or abuse can include:

• Physical violence
• Sexual violence
• Emotional abuse
• Mental cruelty
• Financial abuse

Violence/Abuse can be perpetrated by a husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend, partner, ex-partner, father, mother, son or daughter who lives with you or lives elsewhere, this applies equally to single sex relationships.

No one should have to put up with any kind of violence or abuse. If it has happened once it is likely to happen again, even if it has been happening for years it is never too late to seek help.