Physical abuse

Physical abuse is when someone hurts or injures you on purpose.  An abuser might do any of the following:

They have hit, Kicked, bitten, punched, slapped and / or shoved you
They have physically restrained you (e.g. by holding you down or tying you up) without your consent. 
They have thrown objects at you. 
They have pinched you or shoved you. 
They have physically harmed a child or a pet. 
They have tampered with your medication in some way, such as by not giving it to you, or giving you the wrong medicine(s). 
They have regularly displayed any of the behaviours mentioned above and told you that it was a “joke” or an “accident”. 
Being burned with cigarettes, iron, oven and/or fire.
They have choked or strangled you or restricted your airways in any other way e.g. holding you under water
They have deprived you of food/warmth/sleep/medication/other aids

NatWest marks ‘No More Week’ by opening Safe Spaces for economic and domestic abuse victims

6 March 2024 NatWest Group is announcing that starting this week it will offer Safe Spaces to people experiencing economic and domestic abuse in over 360 branches across the UK including NatWest, Ulster Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland branches. Safe Spaces, part of Hestia’s UK Says No More campaign, are designated locations which anyone ...

Nationwide – the UK’s biggest branch network – joins Hestia’s Safe Spaces

Nationwide – the largest branch network of any UK banking brand -– will offer Hestia’s Safe Spaces scheme to people experiencing domestic abuse across more than 400 branches across the UK. A recent poll by Nationwide shows almost half (48%) the population have experienced, or know someone who has experienced domestic abuse, with almost one ...

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UK Says No More urges victims to make use of Safe Spaces as incidents are expected to rise during Euros.

NatWest marks ‘No More Week’ by opening Safe Spaces for economic and domestic abuse victims

Nationwide – the UK’s biggest branch network – joins Hestia’s Safe Spaces