Domestic violence and women with learning disabilities

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Yesterday’s article in The Guardian looks at the problem of domestic abuse suffered by  women with learning disabilities and links into the recent research carried out by Dr Michelle McCarthy, Reader in Learning Disabilities.

“This is about coercive control and women not being free to live their own lives. These women have the least resources in terms of money and social or emotional support, so they’re going to be more vulnerable to domestic violence.”

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/feb/10/victims-domestic-violence-abuse-women-learning-disabilities

Dr McCarthy will be giving a Seminar looking at the findings of her research project on Wednesday 25th February 2015, 1700-1800hrs at the Kent Business School, University of Kent.  If you wish to come along to this please email J.Ruffels@kent.ac.uk