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Rural domestic abuse victims still being failed, report says

Tackling domestic abuse requires the Government to confront inequality in how safety is designed and delivered, and to ensure rural victims, including children and families, are no longer overlooked

Chris Brayford
clock 鈥� 11 min read
"Despite decades of reform, current domestic abuse systems remain predominantly urban-designed, risk-led and crisis-focused."
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"Despite decades of reform, current domestic abuse systems remain predominantly urban-designed, risk-led and crisis-focused."

Domestic abuse survivors in rural locations are being failed by a system which is 鈥榰rban-designed' and leaves victims vulnerable to harm. Rural Initiatives Tackling Abuse (RITA) founder Judith Vickress,...

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