Thousands of children facing domestic abuse alone as support services risk financial collapse - Domestic Abuse Commissioner

Thousands of children facing domestic abuse alone as support services risk financial collapse - Domestic Abuse Commissioner

Domestic Abuse Commissioner warns that the government’s commitment to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) is at risk without urgent funding for specialist domestic abuse services. Over a quarter of domestic abuse services (27%) surveyed in England and Wales are having to turn children away from vital support amid severe funding shortages, new research by the Domestic Abuse Commissioner has revealed. The findings – published in a new re…