{"id":146,"date":"2014-03-13T09:34:49","date_gmt":"2014-03-13T09:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.devon.gov.uk\/dsva\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-08-11T11:11:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T10:11:19","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/dsva\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is domestic violence and abuse<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Domestic violence and abuse<strong>\u202f<\/strong>occurs when one person in an intimate personal or family relationship uses violence or abuse to maintain power and control over the other person. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/dsva\/what-is-domestic-violence-or-abuse\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1320\">Read more about the definitions of domestic violence and abuse<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"multi-column-cards clearfix show-border\" id=\"block_acf-block-6899c1c414ea9\" ><header class=\"content-header\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x align-center\"><div class=\"cell small-10 medium-9 large-8\"><h2 class=\"show-for-sr text-center\">Quick links<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"content-cards content-border content-border-left content-margin text-dark\"><ul class=\"grid-x small-up-12 medium-up-2 large-up-2 grid-margin-x\"><li class=\"cell content-outer col-1\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/saferdevon.co.uk\/domestic-sexual-violence-abuse\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Safer Devon<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic abuse or sexual violence and are seeking help, Safer Devon can help you to find support and advice.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer has-image\"><figure class=\"content-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/dsva\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2025\/08\/Padded-Safer-Devon-Logo-1-640x480.jpg\" class=\"attachment-small-thumb size-small-thumb\" alt=\"Safer Devon logo with the text &quot;Working together to make Devon even safer&quot;.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/dsva\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2025\/08\/Padded-Safer-Devon-Logo-1-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/dsva\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2025\/08\/Padded-Safer-Devon-Logo-1-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/dsva\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2025\/08\/Padded-Safer-Devon-Logo-1-420x315.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-2\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/dsva\/information-for-professionals\/\">For professionals<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Advice for professionals or others interested in what Devon County Council&#8217;s responsibilities are around domestic abuse and sexual violence.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer has-image\"><figure class=\"content-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/dsva\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2025\/08\/Scaled-For-Professionals-Tile-Image-Ai-Generated-2-640x480.jpg\" class=\"attachment-small-thumb size-small-thumb\" alt=\"Image showing various groups of people working together collaboratively with a government style building flying the union flag in the background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/dsva\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2025\/08\/Scaled-For-Professionals-Tile-Image-Ai-Generated-2-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/dsva\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2025\/08\/Scaled-For-Professionals-Tile-Image-Ai-Generated-2-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/dsva\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2025\/08\/Scaled-For-Professionals-Tile-Image-Ai-Generated-2-420x315.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/section>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is domestic violence and abuse Domestic violence and abuse\u202foccurs when one person in an intimate personal or family relationship uses violence or abuse to maintain power and control over the other person. 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