Are you in an Abusive Relationship

Somerset Change can help.

Does your partner do any of the following, if so Somerset Change can help you and make the changes you need:

• Verbally Abuse you?
• Threaten to take the children away or report you for being a bad parent?
• Stop you using the phone, socialising, prevent you from using the car?
• Control the family finances, take money from you. Get you into debt?
• Frighten you, throw things, break things, punch walls and doors?
• Threaten to harm or kill you, your children or family pets?
• Threaten suicide if you leave?
• Hit, kick, slap, punch you, pull your hair, push or restrain you, or try to smother or strangle you?
• Make you have sex when you don't want to?
• Make you do sexual things you dislike or make you feel dirty?
• Say it won't happen again, cry, say sorry, buy presents to make up?

Those being abused often feel responsible and guilty for the abuse, and it can go on for years, increasing in frequency and severity. Sometimes it only ends when one person kills the other.

If you, or someone you know, is in an abusive relationship there are three steps you can take:

• Recognise it is happening to you
• Accept that you are not to blame
• Seek help and support

We offer help, information and emotional support to victims of domestic abuse through our specially trained Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (IDVAs).

We will help you to keep safe, explain your options so that you can make informed choices about your future and how to regain your self esteem and move on.

We offer support before, during and after court cases. We can also help with transport to and from court.