{"id":33078,"date":"2021-03-04T13:48:27","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T13:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=33078"},"modified":"2021-03-04T13:48:27","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T13:48:27","slug":"domestic-abuse-a-hidden-tragedy-of-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/03\/04\/domestic-abuse-a-hidden-tragedy-of-lockdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Domestic abuse, a \u201cHidden Tragedy” of lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chancellor Rishi Sunak described the rise in domestic abuse as one of the \u201chidden tragedies\u201d of lockdown.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The government\u2019s spending review in the winter raised additional resource funding to \u00a3125m to enable local authorities to support victims of domestic abuse.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the Chancellor’s budget yesterday, he introduced an extra \u00a319m to this fund.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The government aims to put this money towards domestic violence programmes, reducing the risk of re-offending and providing specialist support for vulnerable homeless women.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On average, domestic abuse costs the UK \u00a366bn yearly.<\/p>\n

Claire Throssell, a Domestic Abuse Champion with Independent Domestic Abuse Service (IDAS) , said this money is a \u2018drop in the ocean\u2019 compared to the figure actually needed for domestic abuse prevention.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Claire Throssell<\/p><\/div>\n

Ms Throssell, whose two children Jack, 12 and Paul, nine, were murdered by their father, Darren Sykes in October 2014, after he set fire to the family home, said: \u201cThe government is not doing enough. What they have provided is a generic figure with no purpose.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMoney needs to be specifically allocated to refuge accommodation, the justice system and family services to really protect women and children.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the Women\u2019s Aid Domestic Abuse Report 2021, 57.2% of refuge referrals across England were declined over the past year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Reports of domestic abuse rose as the country went into its first national lockdown in March 2020, leading to a lack of capacity at refuges across the country.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Charities have been struggling due to increased levels of demand and a lack of fundraising during the pandemic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The police recorded 259,324 offences between March and June last year. Phone calls to helplines also saw an increase.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In this same period, South Yorkshire Police reported 5,518 domestic abuse crimes.<\/span><\/p>\n

IDAS is the largest specialist charity in Yorkshire, providing support to anybody suffering from domestic abuse or sexual violence.<\/span><\/p>\n

They run refuge accommodation, community support, mentoring and a free and confidential helpline.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.idas.org.uk\/<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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