More survivor stories

It all started when I met my ex partner at a young and impressionable age.

In this interview, Naomi, survivor of childhood sexual abuse and violence tells her story.

I must have been about ten the night Dad decided to Leave…

There’s a Tiny Shadow on my brain, a
Dainty cloud of Damage.

Crime Number, He is dead now, And so I was too late, (To stand up to him To tell the truth To protect others)

You beat me down, with your words and fist, until I grew smaller, never small enough….

“It took me a very long time to actually take courage and make this video…”

30 years she gave him, Of her ordinary life, He a punk rocker, Her the doting wife…

I wanted to share my positive experience with you and praise the good work that is being achieved within your service.

I sit here and start to question myself, “What am I doing? Why am I still here?”

Why do you make me feel like this? After all I do for you,
All, I’ve done is love you,
And that’s all I want back too.

You would have thought I would have left years ago, escaped the daily abuse but I didn’t. It’s so hard to explain why you don’t leave.

I wanted to share my story to show that it is possible to get out an abusive relationship

Nadine was handed over by her mother to her aunty who kept her locked in the house until she managed to escape.

Chloe was referred to Ashiana last year as a victim of Human Trafficking, Modern Slavery and sexual exploitation.

A survivor talks about the red flags and warning signs in her experience of domestic abuse