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  • W.A.V.E.DOES NOT
    make decisions for women
  • W.A.V.E. DOES NOT
    encourage women to either
    stay with or leave their partner.
    This decision is the sole
    responsibility of the women.
  • W.A.V.E. DOES
    support a woman in any
    decision she makes
  • W.A.V.E.DOES
    have advocates who are
    specially trained to give
    other women and
    children support in time
    of crisis. They can also
    assist you in utilising
    community resources.


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Facts & figures

Although domestic abuse is chronically under reported, research estimates it:

  • accounts for 16% of all violent crime 
  • will affect 1 in 4 women and 1 in 6 men in their lifetime
  • 77% of victims of domestic abuse are women
  • has more repeat victims than any other crime (on average there will have been 35 assaults before a victim calls the police)
  • on average, two women are killed every week by a current or former male partner
  • one incident of domestic abuse is reported to the police every minute

(Source: Crime in England and Wales 2006/07 report)

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Address

101 Railway Road

Leigh

Lancs

WN7 4AD

 

Resource Centre

Tel: 01942 262290

Email - info@wavedvcentre.com (General enquiries)

 

I.T. Dept

Tel: 01942 262290 or 01942 515519 (Mon + Wed)

Email - rayj@wavedvcentre.com

Email - adrian@wavedvcentre.com

 

Domestic Abuse Services

Tel: 01942 262290

Email - chris@wavedvcentre.com

 

24 hr helpline - 01942 262270

 

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