{"id":37177,"date":"2021-05-20T11:32:06","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T10:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=37177"},"modified":"2021-05-20T11:32:06","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T10:32:06","slug":"domestic-abuse-victims-urged-to-seek-help-in-new-south-yorkshire-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/05\/20\/domestic-abuse-victims-urged-to-seek-help-in-new-south-yorkshire-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Domestic abuse victims urged to seek help in new South Yorkshire campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A new initiative has launched across South Yorkshire to urge anyone experiencing domestic abuse to come forward.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The South Yorkshire Violence Reduction Unit are using animations to tell the stories of eight local residents to show anyone can suffer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Graham Jones, Head of the South Yorkshire Violence Reduction Unit, said: \u201cThere\u2019s been a decrease in the reports of domestic abuse during lockdown and we\u2019re concerned this isn\u2019t a true reflection of the situation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cPeople have spent more time in their homes and potentially more time around an abuser than they would do ordinarily.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWith the timing of the campaign alongside the lifting of lockdown restrictions, we really hope to see an increase in the number of people referring themselves to the organisations available to help.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-37186 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Domestic-Violence-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each two-minute video depicts the survivor\u2019s experiences and explains how accessing support allowed them to live a happy life away from harm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The variety of abuse stories include male to female, female to male, a gay man, financial abuse, forced marriage, and a young person.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;In the morning we run.&#8221; This is how Gwen removed herself from a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/domesticabuse?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#domesticabuse<\/a> environment to access support services in South Yorkshire.<\/p>\n<p>If you or a friend or family member are experiencing similar situations, please call and ask for support. You are not alone. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ekYBoySPuJ\">pic.twitter.com\/ekYBoySPuJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 South Yorkshire Violence Reduction Unit (@SY_VRU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SY_VRU\/status\/1395304790649942016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jessica Morris, 23, a domestic abuse survivor, said: \u201cI think it\u2019s really important that a male voice was included.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s primarily women who suffer \u2013 that\u2019s no secret and we shouldn\u2019t pretend otherwise \u2013 but it was great of them to include a variety of voices as people sometimes have a preconceived idea of who can be a victim.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The campaign is a collaboration between four local authorities and South Yorkshire Police.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miss Morris, of Penistone, South Yorkshire, added: \u201cI didn\u2019t realise I was abused until afterwards. Before that, I didn\u2019t even know what it was \u2013 I didn\u2019t know about the manipulation, the love bombing and the slow progression into that power and control.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cUsing the victims\u2019 voices is really important because it allows things to click. You think \u2018hang on, I\u2019m feeling like this because they\u2019re doing that to me too\u2019. 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