Domestic abuse can affect anyone regardless of age, sexuality and gender. This page provides further information on where to find help, what is domestic abuse and other useful information.
If you are in immediate danger please call 999.
There are organisations within County Durham that can help and support you or someone you know regardless of gender and sexuality. See Help and support for victims of domestic abuse for further information.
There are lots of different signs of domestic abuse many of which people don't realise. See the What is domestic abuse? page for details.
Domestic abuse isn't just about individual incidents but also the repeat nature of these and how they can get worse.
There are steps you can take to make sure your recent browsing history is not available for others to see. See Domestic abuse - cover your tracks online.
We are involved in various campaigns targeting different issues.
Here we identify the most recent campaign targeted at raising awareness of domestic abuse. See Domestic abuse campaigns for further information.
Tackling domestic abuse is a key priority of the Safe Durham Partnership, of which we are a member.
The Safe Durham Partnership have published a strategy to tackle domestic abuse in County Durham. See A strategy to tackle domestic abuse and sexual violence for details.
The Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme, known as Clare's Law gives members of the public a formal mechanism to make inquiries where they have a concern that their partner may pose a risk to them or where they are concerned that the partner of a member of their family or a friend may pose a risk to that individual.
The scheme allows the police to disclose information about a partner's previous history of domestic violence or violent acts. To find out more about Clare's Law and information on how to make an application visit Clare's Law - the domestic violence disclosure scheme.
