The figures make for terrifying reading: one in three women and one in six men have experienced intimate partner violence at some point in their lives, meaning twice as many women are living with a violent partner.
People who’ve experienced intimate partner violence (IPV) are more likely to live in deprived neighbourhoods and also to have experienced other hardships in their lives.
However, the associations between IPV, self-harm and attempted suicide (suicidality) remain strong, even when these other factors are adjusted for.
