Street Talk - Chrstmas edition
Merry Christmas from everyone here at Ocean! Christmas closure: 5pm Thurs 21st Dec - 8.30am Tues 2nd Jan Take a glance at Ocean's latest news, views and advice. Universal Credit, handy tips and a number of ways you can prepare for the changeover. Meet Jo our new Together for Families Key Worker, providing support for families Have peace of mind and enjoy independent living at home, with a Lifeline
Merry Christmas from everyone here at Ocean!
Christmas closure: 5pm Thurs 21st Dec - 8.30am Tues 2nd Jan
Take a glance at Ocean's latest news, views and advice.
Universal Credit, handy tips and a number of ways you can prepare for the changeover.
Meet Jo our new Together for Families Key Worker, providing support for families
Have peace of mind and enjoy independent living at home, with a Lifeline
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<strong>Street</strong><strong>Talk</strong><br />
Residents & Tenants Magazine<br />
Domestic Abuse<br />
You shouldn’t<br />
feel like you are<br />
walking on eggshells<br />
Domestic abuse can affect 1 in 4 women and 1 in 6<br />
men. It can involve physical violence such as beating,<br />
slapping and kicking, but there are other ways your<br />
partner or other family member can abuse you. These<br />
may be sexual, emotional, physiological and financial.<br />
For Example:<br />
• Threatening to harm or kill you, your children or<br />
themselves.<br />
• Forcing you to have sex when you don’t want to or<br />
in ways that you don’t like.<br />
• Criticising and humiliating you e.g. saying that you<br />
are ugly, a bad parent or that you cannot cope on<br />
your own.<br />
• Stopping you from seeing family and friends.<br />
• Not allowing you money, food or sleep.<br />
• Ridiculing your beliefs.<br />
Using alcohol or drugs is not an excuse for violent or<br />
threatening behaviour.<br />
Domestic abuse can make you feel frightened,<br />
isolated, insecure, degraded, upset, embarrassed and<br />
trapped. It’s also rarely a one off event and tends to<br />
get worse and happens more often over time.<br />
HOW TO GET HELP<br />
There is support and help for you if you are suffering domestic abuse.<br />
If you or your children are in immediate danger CALL 999 and ask for the Police Emergency Service.<br />
Some other agencies that can support you are:<br />
First Light REACH Service<br />
0300 777 4777<br />
www.firstlight.org.uk<br />
The SUsie Project a dedicated<br />
support service for domestic abuse<br />
survivors in Pool, 01209 699241<br />
www.susieproject.org.uk<br />
HELP<br />
HELP<br />
HELP<br />
HELP<br />
Cornwall’s 24hr Domestic Violence<br />
Helpline 01872 225629<br />
www.cwrt.org.uk<br />
Freephone 24hr Domestic Violence<br />
Helpline 0808 2000 247<br />
www.womensaid.org.uk<br />
Men’s Advice Line<br />
0808 801 0327<br />
www.mensadviceline.org.uk<br />
Karma Nirvana (Asian Support Network)<br />
0800 5999 247<br />
www.karmanirvana.org.uk<br />
HELP<br />
HELP<br />
HELP<br />
WRSAC (Women’s Rape and Sexual<br />
Abuse Centre) in Bodmin, Rape and<br />
Sexual Abuse helpline 01208 77099<br />
or Domestic Violence Support Network<br />
01208 79992 www.wrsac.org.uk<br />
Or you can call Ocean Housing and ask to speak to your Neighbourhood Services Officer on<br />
01726 874450 who can offer housing advice and signpost you to the right agency for support.<br />
All reports are taken in confidence<br />
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