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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Aine Fox

NSPCC concerned over impact of coercive and controlling behaviour on children

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A charity has warned about risks facing some young people over the summer holidays as it revealed it had almost 1,400 reports to its helpline about the impact of coercive and controlling behaviour on children last year.

The NSPCC said its helpline responded to 4,412 contacts from adults between April 2022 and March, whose main concern was about children experiencing domestic abuse.

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