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Dorset PCC backs teenage abuse campaign this Valentines Day

Police and Crime Commissioner,Martyn Underhill, is backing a government campaign to raise awareness of abuse in teenage relationships.

The ‘This is Abuse’ campaign aims to prevent teenagers from becoming victims of abusive relationships.It encourages teenagers to re-think their views of acceptable violence, abuse or controlling behaviour in relationships and directs them to places for help and advice.

The Commissioner said, “Many teenagers don’t realise that domestic abuse can include intimidating and controlling behaviour and often don’t approach adults for help. Domestic abuse can be in many forms – not just physical harm, but intimidation through controlling behaviour, harassment and threats. It is difficult for young people who are not used to being in a relationship to recognise that the way their partner is behaving towards them is actual abuse and is not acceptable.”

Every minute in the UK, the Police receive a call for help with relationship abuse. One Home Office study found that 25% of girls and 18% of boys had been physically abused and 75% of girls and 50% of boys had suffered emotional abuse. The study also found that sexual violence happened to one in three girls and one in six of boys.

Mr Underhill added, “What we would like people to do is talk to us or if they can’t talk to us, then talk to someone. Abuse is something you do not have to put up with.There is a lot of help available, not only from Dorset Police, but 24-hour National Domestic Violence Freephone Helpline on 0808 2000 247.

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