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Minoritised Ethnic Women's Experiences of Domestic Abuse and Barriers to Help-Seeking: A Summary of the Evidence

Published: 7 August 2024
From: Director-General Education and Justice
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
ISBN: 9781836016038

This report provides a summary of UK evidence on minoritised ethnic women’s experiences of domestic abuse, the barriers to help-seeking and reporting abuse, and the social and structural factors that influence women’s experiences.

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Acknowledgements

We are very grateful to Dr Nughmana Mirza who undertook an independent peer review of this report and whose suggestions for improvements contributed to the quality of the report. We are also grateful to Aerin Lai who undertook the literature search and early drafting of the report as part of a PhD internship in Justice Analytical Services.

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