--- title: "Domestic Abuse" url: "https://little-lever.bolton.sch.uk/safeguarding/domestic-abuse" school: "Little Lever School" --- # Domestic Abuse Domestic abuse can encompass a wide range of behaviours and may be a single incident or a pattern of incidents. That abuse can be, but is not limited to: - Psychological, - Physical, - Sexual, - Financial - Emotional. Children can be victims of domestic abuse. Living in an abusive environment is categorised as abuse itself. They may see, hear, or experience the effects of abuse at home and/or suffer domestic abuse in their own intimate relationships. All of which can have a detrimental and long-term impact on their health, wellbeing, development, and ability to learn. Domestic abuse can affect anyone, young or old, whatever your background. It can happen at any point in a relationship and in any type of relationship. Anyone forced to change their behaviour because they are frightened of their partner or ex-partner’s reaction is experiencing abuse. **Domestic abuse is never the fault of the person who is experiencing it.** ![](https://little-lever.bolton.sch.uk/images/image/41.png) ### Where can I get immediate help? In an emergency, if you are in immediate danger, or you suspect someone is in immediate danger **please call 999** and ask for the police. Silent calls will work if you are not safe to speak – **to use the Silent Solution system call 999 from a mobile and then press 55 when prompted and your call will be transferred to the police.** ![Make yourself heard. In danger, need the police, can't speak? 1 - dial 999. 2 - listen to the questions from the operator. 3 - respond by coughing or tapping your device if you can. 4 - If prompted, press 55 to be put through to the police](https://little-lever.bolton.sch.uk/images/pages/235fd1645ca0f7b6310d89dfb24b2f53.png) --- ### Who do we work with? [![](https://little-lever.bolton.sch.uk/images/pages/fortalise.jpg)](http://Fortalice%20-%20Domestic%20Abuse%20Charity%20North%20West%20-%2001204%20365677)We work closely with Fort Alice who support members of our community who have experience domestic abuse. Fort Alice are a Bolton based charity providing frontline services for people who are, or have been, affected by domestic abuse and violence. [Fortalice - Domestic Abuse Charity North West - 01204 365677](https://fortalice.org.uk/) ### **National Support:** ![](https://little-lever.bolton.sch.uk/images/refuge.jpg) ##### Refuge National Domestic Abuse helpline is available on 0808 2000 247 (Free 24-hour national helpline) National Domestic Abuse Helpline - Refuge ![](https://little-lever.bolton.sch.uk/images/respect.jpg) ##### Respect Men’s Advice Line is available on 0808 801 0327 (Confidential helpline for male victims of domestic abuse) Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men | Men's Advice Line UK ![](https://little-lever.bolton.sch.uk/images/galop.jpg) ##### Galop National LGBT+ domestic abuse helpline is available on 0800 999 5428 (Emotional and practical support for LGBT+ people) Galop - the LGBT+ anti-abuse charity ![](https://little-lever.bolton.sch.uk/images/karma-nirvana.jpg) ##### Karma Nirvana (Honour Based Violence) UK helpline is available on 0800 599 247 Karma Nirvana ![](https://little-lever.bolton.sch.uk/images/woman.jpg) ##### Women’s Aid (Monday to Friday 8am -6pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am-6pm) Home - Women's Aid We are an Operation Encompass school. This means that we will be informed via a police report any time an incident of domestic abuse is linked to a family of a student from our school. Please see our Operation Encompass page for more information. ![](https://little-lever.bolton.sch.uk/images/NEW_SAFEGUARDING_OE-Secondary-School-Poster-v2.jpg) ![](https://little-lever.bolton.sch.uk/images/NEW_SAFEGUARDING_Operation_Encompass_Child_Poster_page-0001.jpg) ![](https://little-lever.bolton.sch.uk/images/NEW_SAFEGUARDING_OE-Parents-Poster_page-0001.jpg) ### Safeguarding - [Safeguarding at Little Lever](https://little-lever.bolton.sch.uk/safeguarding/safeguarding-at-little-lever) - [Safeguarding Team](https://little-lever.bolton.sch.uk/safeguarding/safeguarding-team) - [Child Exploitation & County Lines](https://little-lever.bolton.sch.uk/safeguarding/child-exploitation-county-lines) - [Child Sexual Exploitation](https://little-lever.bolton.sch.uk/safeguarding/child-sexual-exploitation) - [Domestic Abuse](https://little-lever.bolton.sch.uk/safeguarding/domestic-abuse) - [Early Help](https://little-lever.bolton.sch.uk/safeguarding/early-help) - [Mental Health & Wellbeing](https://little-lever.bolton.sch.uk/mental-health-and-wellbeing) - [Online Safety](https://little-lever.bolton.sch.uk/safeguarding/online-safety) - [Operation Encompass](https://little-lever.bolton.sch.uk/safeguarding/operation-encompass) ![Little Lever School](https://files.schudio.com/little-lever-secondary-school/images/logo/white_logo.png) #### Little Lever School Little Lever Little Lever School Church Street Bolton Greater Manchester BL3 1BT 01204 333 300 #### Useful Links - [Admissions](https://little-lever.bolton.sch.uk/our-school/admissions) - [Curriculum](https://little-lever.bolton.sch.uk/our-curriculum) - Governors - [Ofsted](https://little-lever.bolton.sch.uk/our-school/ofsted-report) - [Policies](https://little-lever.bolton.sch.uk/our-school/policies-and-reports) - [Vacancies](https://little-lever.bolton.sch.uk/vacancies) © Copyright 2026 Little Lever School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://little-lever.bolton.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)