Devon County Council

Do you think you may be experiencing domestic violence / abuse?	Do you think a friend or family member may be experiencing domestic violence/abuse?	Do you think you are being abusive or violent towards your partner?	Are you a young person either experiencing domestic violence/abuse directly, or the effects of it?	The information within this area is intended for professionals working in the field of Domestic Abuse.

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Domestic Violence and Abuse Awareness Week was the 21-25 November 2011. More information about the week can be found on the adva campaigns page. watch the latest adva videos Great News...last year's adva's 'Is this Love' campaign has won a silver award at CIPR Pride 2011 (32KB - pdf help)

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Our thanks go to Warwickshire Against Domestic Abuse for allowing us to reproduce some of their content.