Economic abuse by a partner contributes to one death every 19 days, report finds
Financial abuse is a factor in more than half of deaths related to domestic abuse but is often misunderstoodEconomic abuse from a partner contributes to one death from homicide or suicide every 19 days, a charity has found.Surviving Economic Abuse (Sea) said economic abuse from an intimate partner...
<p>Financial abuse is a factor in more than half of deaths related to domestic abuse but is often misunderstood</p><p>Economic abuse from a partner contributes to one death from homicide or suicide every 19 days, a charity has found.</p><p>Surviving Economic Abuse (Sea) said economic abuse from an intimate partner was a factor in more than half of deaths related to domestic abuse but was often misunderstood or overlooked.</p><p><em>In the UK and Ireland, <a href="https://www.samaritans.org/">Samaritans</a> can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email <a href="mailto:jo@samaritans.org">jo@samaritans.org</a> or <a href="mailto:jo@samaritans.ie">jo@samaritans.ie</a>. In the US, you can call or text the <a href="https://988lifeline.org/">National Suicide Prevention Lifeline</a> on 988, chat on <a href="https://988lifeline.org/chat/">988lifeline.org</a>, or <a href="https://www.crisistextline.org/">text HOME</a> to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor. In Australia, the crisis support service <a href="https://www.lifeline.org.au/">Lifeline</a> is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at <a href="http://www.befrienders.org/">befrienders.org</a></em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/05/economic-abuse-partner-deaths-report">Continue reading...</a>
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