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Edith England, Senior Lecturer in Social Policy and Practice, Cardiff Metropolitan University

How council budget cuts are affecting domestic violence services – and those who need them

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Late one Friday afternoon, Jess, who works with a major UK-based domestic abuse support organisation, had a phone call from her local homelessness office.

They had a woman with them, Mary, who was anxious, but determined to leave her violent husband of over 40 years. It would take Mary over an hour to get to the organisation.

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