This week, my research led me to statistics and characteristics of domestic abuse. The UK Government defines Domestic Abuse as: ‘any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between those aged 16 or over who are, or have been, intimate partners or family members regardless of gender or sexuality. The abuse can encompass, but is not limited to psychological, physical, sexual, financial, emotional.’
The NHS provided list of types of abuse is as follows:
- Being threatened
- Being shoved or pushed purposefully
- Fearing for your own personal safety
- Being put down and feeling your self esteem has been undermined
- Being controlled e.g money taken away, contact with family limited
- Your abuser may be possessive, or extremely jealous
- Being frightened of your abuser
- Being physically injured purposefully
- Being forced into acts against your own will
It is important to note that even though male victims of domestic abuse are less publicised, all of the above forms of abuse are still applicable. In average, 700,000 male victims come forward about their abuse every year. This is 4.5% of the UKs population. [Figure 1Caada (2014), In Plain Sight: Effective help for children exposed to domestic abuse. Bristol: Caada.]
This week’s research – as well as an interview with my subject – helped to put into perspective the severity of abuse experienced within the confines of my story. Next week I will begin to explore how the entirety of my research can be used to create a meaningful narrative. This will include thoughts about tone, perspective, and the framing of scenes.
The NHS provided list of types of abuse is as follows:
- Being threatened
- Being shoved or pushed purposefully
- Fearing for your own personal safety
- Being put down and feeling your self esteem has been undermined
- Being controlled e.g money taken away, contact with family limited
- Your abuser may be possessive, or extremely jealous
- Being frightened of your abuser
- Being physically injured purposefully
- Being forced into acts against your own will
It is important to note that even though male victims of domestic abuse are less publicised, all of the above forms of abuse are still applicable. In average, 700,000 male victims come forward about their abuse every year. This is 4.5% of the UKs population. [Figure 1Caada (2014), In Plain Sight: Effective help for children exposed to domestic abuse. Bristol: Caada.]
This week’s research – as well as an interview with my subject – helped to put into perspective the severity of abuse experienced within the confines of my story. Next week I will begin to explore how the entirety of my research can be used to create a meaningful narrative. This will include thoughts about tone, perspective, and the framing of scenes.
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