The links to the left are a great starting point if you are worried about how Domestic Abuse may be effecting a child you know - whether one of your own kids or someone else's kids.

The ways children respond to violence are varied. Some can become withdrawn and find it difficult to communicate, others express their feelings through behaviour problems, some bed wet or experience difficulties at school. All children living with abuse are under stress.

Older children may try and block out the abuse at home or blame themselves for what's happening. Domestic violence is a secret problem and children are made to feel they mustn't tell anyone outside the home what's going on between their parents.