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A worker from the local specialist domestic abuse service helped Penny to recognise that her partner was abusive. However, it was a message from his previous partner to get out' of the relationship that actually motivated her to leave him five years ago. She is now in a new, healthy relationship.
Penny, a white British semi-retired nurse, lives alone in her privately owned home. She has no children.
Melanie described living in abuse' for many years. She was abused by a family member as a toddler, a teacher when she was age 11 and then from a number of intimate partners. She has recently escaped a coercive controlling relationship and is beginning to speak out about her experiences, to help others.
Melanie is 42 year old, black British (Caribbean) woman, single and living with her daughters aged 22, 20 and seven. She is a support worker for people with learning disabilities,...
Jane left her abusive relationship of twenty years three years ago after her eldest daughter reported to her school that she had witnessed abuse towards her mother. The support offered to Jane from different agencies (including Social Services, the Police, her children's school and a local Domestic Violence and Abuse Agency) helped her to leave the relationship and to move on.
Jane is a single, white British, unemployed woman. She is a mother of two and lives with her youngest daughter in a privately rented home.
Jessica knew something was wrong in her marriage but it was only when a friend recommended the Freedom Programme that she realised that her husband was controlling and abusive and it wasn't up to her to keep trying to hold the marriage together'. With the help of a friend she left, with only a plastic bag'.
Jessica is a single retired white British woman in her fifties. She has lived alone for three years since leaving her abusive marriage of 27 years. She has two adult...
Jacqui's husband subjected her to physical, verbal, emotional and financial abuse. His escalating violence motivated her to disclose to her GP about the cause of her serious injuries. They referred her to a local Domestic Violence and Abuse Agency and with the help of a support worker she started to make the preparations needed to leave the relationship.
Jacqui is a white British, single, retired nurse with two adult children. She moved into a council rented flat three years ago after leaving an abusive marriage.
Kate experienced financial, physical, verbal, sexual and emotional-psychological abuse during her eight year relationship, which ended two years ago. She is now suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, is engaged in on-going child contact issues and is yet to feel free from the abusive relationship.
Kate is a single, well-educated, white British woman who lives with her two young children in their privately owned home. She is currently unable to work due to anxiety and...
Alison's younger brother was diagnosed with autism in 1976 when he was aged 9. He now lives in residential care.
Alison is married and has two children aged 23 and 21. Ethnicity/nationality: White British.
Jenni's younger brother was diagnosed with autism and has challenging behaviour and learning difficulties.
Jenni, 18, lives with her parents and is a student. Ethnicity/nationality: White British.
Amy's younger brother, Harry, was diagnosed with autism approximately eighteen months ago. He is now eleven years old.
Amy lives at home with her mum, step-dad and younger brother and sister. She is a full-time student. Ethnicity/nationality: White British.
Lucy's older brother, aged twenty-two, has been diagnosed with autism. She also has a sister who is thirteen years old.
Lucy is a full-time student and lives away from home during term time. Ethnicity/nationality: White British.
