Domestic Abuse
If you are being abused, one of the most important things you can do is to seek help. Support organisations are detailed below.
You can view or download the Forth Valley Good Practice Guidelines for working with women and children experiencing domestic abuse from this page.
Domestic abuse is a serious crime which can be perpetrated by partners or ex-partners. 51,926 incidents of domestic abuse were reported to the police in Scotland in the period 2009/10, 3,403 of which came from the Forth Valley area.
Whilst domestic abuse is overwhelmingly perpetrated by men against women, we know that men also experience domestic abuse and that it occurs in same sex relationships. We also know that domestic abuse has a significant impact on children and young people.
Domestic abuse involves a range of behaviours, including
- Physical abuse
- For example punching, choking, pushing, slapping, kicking
- Sexual abuse
- Acts which are intended to degrade and humiliate and are perpetrated against a person's will, for example rape, being forced to watch pornography
- Mental and emotional abuse
- For example threats, verbal abuse, withholding money and other controlling behaviour such as isolation from family and friends
Support organisations
For people being abused one of the most important things they can do is to seek help - it is also one of the most difficult.
There are a wide range of organisations that can help. They will never tell you what to do but will advise you of the options that you have and support any decisions that you make.
- Clackmannanshire Women's Aid
- Tel: 01259 721407
- Scottish Domestic Abuse Helpline (freephone, mobile network charges may apply)
- Tel: 0800 027 1234
- Central Scotland Police Domestic Abuse Unit
- Tel: 01324 678830
- Clackmannanshire Council Homelessness Team
- Tel: 0800 027 6566 (freephone)
- The Council has a legal duty to help you if you are experiencing domestic abuse or are threatened by someone you live with or used to live with
- Central Scotland Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Centre
- Tel: 01786 471771
- Open Secret
- Tel: 01259 729981
- e: alloa@opensecret.org
- Confidential service for survivors of childhood sexual abuse
- Victim Support Scotland
- Tel: 01786 445782
- Appointments available in Clackmannanshire
- Relationships Scotland
- Tel: 01324 670067
- (Couple Counselling Central Scotland)
- Men's Advice Line
- Tel: 0808 801 0327
- Specifically for men experiencing domestic abuse
- Broken Rainbow
- Tel: 0300 999 5428
- Specifically for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people experiencing domestic abuse
- Respect
- Tel: 0845 122 8609
- For anyone worried that their own behaviour towards a partner or ex-partner is abusive
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Contact information
For further information about this page please contact:
Policy, Strategy & Community Planning
Greenfield House, Tullibody Road, Alloa, FK10 2AD
Tel: 01259 452536 / 450000
Email: customerservice@clacks.gov.uk
Or use the on-line contact form
