{"id":47312,"date":"2025-02-21T13:36:33","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T13:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/?page_id=47312"},"modified":"2025-07-08T15:01:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T14:01:08","slug":"the-monster-who-came-to-tea","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/campaign\/the-monster-who-came-to-tea\/","title":{"rendered":"Speak up with Women\u2019s Aid"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"47312\" class=\"elementor elementor-47312\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65c36e74 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65c36e74\" 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-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1524e10c\" data-id=\"1524e10c\" 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-2f800c89 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f800c89\" 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><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Speak up<\/strong> with Women&#8217;s Aid.<\/span><\/h1>\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-50a9f633 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50a9f633\" 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><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>We need your help<\/strong> to support women and their children. <\/span><\/span><\/h2><h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\">Ab<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\">use impacts women <\/span><strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\">and<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"> children. But government funding doesn\u2019t fully protect them.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\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-32b6095 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"32b6095\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/takeaction.womensaid.org.uk\/openletter?_gl=1*dj5fvy*_ga*ODIzMTU2ODA4LjE3Mjk1MjA4MzQ.*_ga_C8H9JGBD77*MTc0MTI1ODQyNi41Ni4xLjE3NDEyNTg0MzcuMC4wLjA.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\"><b> Sign our open letter today<\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-7c7320ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c7320ff\" data-element_type=\"section\">\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-d2103dc\" data-id=\"d2103dc\" 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-5d91aab elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"5d91aab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=A8ucPvhujd0&amp;feature=youtu.be&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-716eed08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"716eed08\" 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<p>&#8216;The Monster Who Came to Tea\u2019 is not a story you would ever choose to read to your children, but sadly, for many, it isn&#8217;t fiction. Over <strong>50% <\/strong>of women in refuges have children, they deserve support to keep themselves and their children safe. But government funding does not reflect the reality of domestic abuse, leaving vital services struggling to meet the needs of women and their children. Demand is rising and now is the time to act.<\/p><p><strong>We need your help to call<\/strong> on the government to commit to dedicated funding to support the needs of around <strong>1.8 million<\/strong> children experiencing domestic abuse. <strong>Help rewrite their stories.<\/strong><\/p>\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-2f590d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2f590d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PDF_Production_V2-compressed.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\"><b>Download<\/b> the free storybook here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-22a78ace elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"22a78ace\" data-element_type=\"section\">\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-3593febd\" data-id=\"3593febd\" 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-7f5e81b0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7f5e81b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-49ce1cf0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49ce1cf0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\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-79b4b484\" data-id=\"79b4b484\" 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-193d73b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"193d73b9\" 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><span class=\"TextRun SCXW24279372 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24279372 BCX8\">How you can <strong>support<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/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-6127ac63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6127ac63\" data-element_type=\"section\">\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-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5229fe8e\" data-id=\"5229fe8e\" 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-76944942 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"76944942\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-bullhorn\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a0913fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a0913fe\" 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><strong>Sign<\/strong> our open letter<\/h2><p>We are calling on the government to deliver dedicated funding for children and young people domestic abuse services in the UK.<\/p>\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-708c16cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"708c16cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/takeaction.womensaid.org.uk\/openletter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Sign our open letter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-6d4260b5\" data-id=\"6d4260b5\" 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-338214d4 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"338214d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-handshake\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20f490e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20f490e7\" 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><strong>Share<\/strong> our campaign<\/h2><p>In order to make change we need to have as many people on board as possible, so share The Monster Who Came to Tea with your friends and family.<\/p>\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-df821e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"df821e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/A8ucPvhujd0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Share our campaign<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-16514c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"16514c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-667dcae1\" data-id=\"667dcae1\" 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-5bd8a2be elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"5bd8a2be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-hand-holding-heart\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6549006e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6549006e\" 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><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Fundraise<\/strong> for us<\/span><\/h2><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\">You can support our work to end domestic abuse and help protect survivors by donating to Women\u2019s Aid <a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/fundraise\/\">here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\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-5873aba elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5873aba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/fundraise\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Fundraise for us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-111cb66d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"111cb66d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3db999d4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3db999d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-248d5b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"248d5b4\" 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>Why do we need dedicated Children and Young People (CYP) funding<\/h2><p>In the 2021 we successfully campaigned for the government to recognise that children do not just witness abuse but experience it, too, in the Domestic Abuse Act. Despite this, the current funding of services does not go far enough to protect children and does not reflect the reality of domestic abuse. With the number of organisations running services for children and young people in the community without dedicated funding doubling in the last year, from 15.7% to 31.4% (Women\u2019s Aid Annual Audit 2025), now is the time to act.\u00a0<\/p><p>An estimated 1.8 million children in England experienced domestic abuse in 2023-2024 (Women\u2019s Aid Annual Audit 2025) But government funding does not reflect the reality of domestic abuse, leaving vital services struggling to meet the needs of women and their children without any dedicated funding. This trend is wider than just services for children and young people, with the \u00a3321 million funding gap risking the future of vital domestic abuse services across England.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>We need your help<\/strong> to call on the government to commit to dedicated funding to support the needs of around <strong>1.8 million children<\/strong> experiencing domestic abuse. <strong>Help rewrite their stories.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\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-2bfeaef elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2bfeaef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d87b0c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d87b0c5\" 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>Partnerships<\/h2><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\">If you work for a company or business and would like to know more about how you can support, you can email <\/span><a href=\"mailto:partnerhsips@womensaid.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\">partnerships@womensaid.org.uk<\/span><\/a><\/p>\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-ec82ee0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ec82ee0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e25b299 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e25b299\" 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>If you need support<\/h2><p>If you need support please reach out to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/\">Women\u2019s Aid. <\/a><\/strong>If you are in immediate danger, please contact 999 and if you can\u2019t speak 999-55.\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speak up with Women&#8217;s Aid. 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