Starting in School; To End Domestic Violence

Refuge have produced this report, to look at the findings of a YouGov survey to explore young women’s understanding and recognition of domestic violence. This is a result of Refuge’s concern that the Government has not undertaken a planned and concerted effort to challenge the attitudes and behaviours that normalise and reinforce violence against women.

With primary prevention work to stop domestic violence from happening in the first place being described as: ‘the weakest part of the UK responses to violence against women’ (Coy et al. 2008), and evidence suggesting that the deeply rooted attitudes that tolerate domestic violence continue to be held, it is generally agreed that schools are the ideal place to challenge these attitudes.
 
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