This new guideline from NICE is about domestic violence. There are a couple of useful things for us to be aware of. There are also some quite shocking statistics on how common a problem this is.
How common a problem is it?
In the UK, 30% of women and 17% of men report having experienced domestic abuse at some point in their lives.
In 2009, in the UK, 72% of girls and 51% of boys aged 13 to 16 reported emotional violence in a relationship. 31% of girls and 16% of boys reported sexual violence and 25% of girls and 18% of boys experienced physical violence.
