{"id":24439,"date":"2022-11-22T14:58:15","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T14:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/?page_id=24439"},"modified":"2025-11-10T10:29:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T10:29:42","slug":"children-and-young-people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/children-and-young-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Children and young people"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"24439\" class=\"elementor elementor-24439\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-523d2b45 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"523d2b45\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1742bcfe\" data-id=\"1742bcfe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5d0440 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5d0440\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Children and <b>young people<\/b><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-abbe6f4 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"abbe6f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf48ae2\" data-id=\"bf48ae2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb57e1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb57e1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Information and support regarding children and young people<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11d9e89a elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11d9e89a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33fdd846\" data-id=\"33fdd846\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-118be367 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"118be367\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/the-survivors-handbook\/i-feel-trapped\/#howcanikeepmychildrensafe\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"395\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/child-image-for-web-button.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37238\" alt=\"Child\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/child-image-for-web-button.jpg 395w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/child-image-for-web-button-273x300.jpg 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3088ebdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3088ebdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/the-survivors-handbook\/i-feel-trapped\/#howcanikeepmychildrensafe\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">How can I help my children?<\/a><\/h2><p>Talking to children about what\u2019s happening can help them to feel less powerless, confused and angry. We have provided some advice to help you here.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5613fdca\" data-id=\"5613fdca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-728aa815 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"728aa815\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/the-survivors-handbook\/ive-left-and-i-need-support\/#helping-children\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/I-need-help-slider-1024x364.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36825\" alt=\"Woman\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/I-need-help-slider-1024x364.png 1024w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/I-need-help-slider-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/I-need-help-slider-768x273.png 768w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/I-need-help-slider-600x213.png 600w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/I-need-help-slider.png 1266w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b6bde1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b6bde1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/the-survivors-handbook\/ive-left-and-i-need-support\/#helping-children\">Children and domestic abuse<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"kleo_text_column wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Domestic abuse services offer specialist emotional and practical support for children and young people affected by domestic abuse.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1dc065c1\" data-id=\"1dc065c1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51b44b41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"51b44b41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/the-survivors-handbook\/i-want-to-leave-my-relationship-safely\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shutterstock_167007269web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36826\" alt=\"Woman holding child\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shutterstock_167007269web.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shutterstock_167007269web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shutterstock_167007269web-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shutterstock_167007269web-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e439879 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e439879\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/the-survivors-handbook\/i-want-to-leave-my-relationship-safely\/\">Taking children with you to refuge<\/a><\/h2><p>Most refuges have children\u2019s support workers who will make your children feel safe and at home in the refuge, and almost all refuges will have other children staying there when you arrive.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-571db9d1 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"571db9d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6df34997\" data-id=\"6df34997\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e687d09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e687d09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/children-and-young-people\/expect-respect\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"723\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sam-balye-w1FwDvIreZU-unsplash-scaled-1-1024x723.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37240\" alt=\"Teenagers in classroom\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sam-balye-w1FwDvIreZU-unsplash-scaled-1-1024x723.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sam-balye-w1FwDvIreZU-unsplash-scaled-1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sam-balye-w1FwDvIreZU-unsplash-scaled-1-768x542.jpg 768w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sam-balye-w1FwDvIreZU-unsplash-scaled-1-600x423.jpg 600w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sam-balye-w1FwDvIreZU-unsplash-scaled-1.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22617e08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22617e08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/children-and-young-people\/expect-respect\/\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">Expect Respect&nbsp;<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Expect Respect is a free training programme we offer to schools and universities to educate young people about unhealthy relationships.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51ab20d5\" data-id=\"51ab20d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15f9a20b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"15f9a20b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/loverespect.co.uk\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"803\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/love-respect-heart-1024x803.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37239\" alt=\"Lit up heart - LoveRespect\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/love-respect-heart-1024x803.png 1024w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/love-respect-heart-300x235.png 300w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/love-respect-heart-768x602.png 768w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/love-respect-heart-600x470.png 600w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/love-respect-heart.png 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e69b2a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e69b2a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/loverespect.co.uk\/\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">Love Respect<\/a><\/h2><p>Love Respect is a Women\u2019s Aid website that gives information on what a healthy and unhealthy relationship is, so you can spot the signs for yourself.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cfc91f3\" data-id=\"4cfc91f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c937986 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c937986\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/endabusetogether\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/couple-4697055-1024x640.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-45997\" alt=\"Young couple\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/couple-4697055-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/couple-4697055-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/couple-4697055-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/couple-4697055-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/couple-4697055-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/couple-4697055-600x375.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bf6e573 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bf6e573\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/children-and-young-people\/expect-respect\/reach-respect\/\">Reach Respect <\/a><\/h2><p>Reach Respect is information and support for university students about healthy relationships.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e18732 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e18732\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5506fb3\" data-id=\"5506fb3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23e0b83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"23e0b83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/the-survivors-handbook\/i-feel-trapped\/#howcanikeepmychildrensafe\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/education-ga1f50756a_1920-scaled-1-1024x647.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37241\" alt=\"School classroom\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/education-ga1f50756a_1920-scaled-1-1024x647.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/education-ga1f50756a_1920-scaled-1-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/education-ga1f50756a_1920-scaled-1-768x485.jpg 768w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/education-ga1f50756a_1920-scaled-1-600x379.jpg 600w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/education-ga1f50756a_1920-scaled-1.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d97bcd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d97bcd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/downloads-and-resources\/children-young-people\/\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">Resources and downloads\u00a0<\/a><\/h2><p>A range of toolkits and support resources which include information on healthy relationships, the impact of domestic abuse on children and young people, types of abuse and how to seek 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