COPE Galway Marks 16 Days of Action on Violence against Women
COPE Galway Domestic Abuse Service invites you to ‘Carry the bag, share the load’ in support of women of all walks of life who experience domestic abuse.
16 Days
News, stories and blogs from the domestic abuse service annual 16 days campaign (25 November – 10 December).
This Isn’t Abuse… Is it? – COPE Galway launches Relationship Checklist on Human Rights Day
Does your partner humiliate you with verbal abuse and put-downs? Do you have to account for the money you spend? Does your partner control what you do, where you go, who you see?
We’re Safe. We’re Going To Be Okay – Gillian’s Journey #5
Three months on, I sleep better. The service helped me to see that it was my strength that has made me face up to this.
I don’t know what happens next, I don’t know how to fix this – Gillian’s Journey #4
‘I want it to stop, I want to disappear’. With these words from Jake I decide to call again. I can’t bear his pain and my own.
This can’t be happening to me – Gillian’s Journey #3
‘I could not believe this was happening to me, it can’t be true, he loves me and I love him.’
I think I’m fine – but what about the kids? – Gillian’s Journey #2
All abuse starts with control and can take the form of emotional, psychological, sexual, financial or physical abuse. None of it is ok – all of it is a crime.
This isn’t abuse…is it? – Gillian’s Journey #1
“As I listen to the radio, I go into a trance, hearing this woman talk about her relationship with her partner.
COPE Galway marks annual 16 Days of Action on Violence against Women
It is with the continued support of Galway’s business leaders that we can provide men, women and children with the support and advice they need to have a safe warm place to sleep”
He Only Hurts Me When He’s Been Drinking
When a man hurts or abuses a woman he is making a clear choice to do so – drunk or not.
Can He Be A Good Father if He’s Abusive To Me, His Partner?
When a father is a perpetrator of domestic violence, it will affect his parenting in a negative way.