• A health care issue?
• Behavioural indicators of abuse.
• Domestic violence and pregnancy.
• What to do when domestic violence is disclosed.
• Risk assessment.
• Domestic Violence and minority ethnic groups.
• Domestic violence and children.
• How can we help health professionals?
• A safety plan.
• Further Reading

It is important to realise that women from minority ethnic groups, for whom English is not their first language, may find it more difficult to disclose domestic violence.  This may be due to a range of cultural differences which prevents a woman seeking help and also the language barrier faced when accessing support services.  Women’s Aid has produced a range of leaflets in Urdu, Arabic, Chinese, Hindi and Portuguese and the 24-hour helpline now has access to translators through a language line.

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