Petition to highlight child's view of domestic violence

[Dave Roberts]

Nearly 25,000 people have signed a petition urging the government to see domestic violence from a child's point of view. The petition, which calls for the government to take action to address the shortage of refuges and therapy services for child victims of domestic violence, was handed to children's minister Dawn Primarolo. A survey published by child protection charity the NSPCC today, found that during nine out of 10 incidents of domestic violence, children are either in the same or next room.

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