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Hestia's 'Journey to Refuge' report reveals tragic impact of domestic abuse on children

Three-quarters of children heard or witnessed the domestic abuse that their mother experienced, with over half also experiencing emotional, verbal or physical abuse themselves at the hands of the perpetrator say crisis charity Hestia.
"You can tell they have experienced trauma. They don’t know how to say it, but their body language is telling us."

Raaj is a Children and Family Worker, supporting children in Hestia's domestic abuse refuges. She tells us what it's like for mothers and children arriving at a refuge.
"I decided to leave because I didn’t want my youngest son to have to witness what my eldest had."

"We were terrified": Tara* and her children experienced domestic abuse. This is their story of fleeing and finding a refuge.

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