Assess safety

Someone has threatened to kill her

There has been physical violence

She has been choked or strangled

She has been threatened or assaulted with a weapon

Her husband or partner is violently and constantly jealous

Physical violence has increased in the last 6 months

She is followed or spied on

Her access to money, family and friends is constantly controlled

She has been locked in the house

She has left the home in the last year or separation is imminent

She is pregnant or has young children

She has been beaten while pregnant

Her children have been threatened or harmed

There is conflict over the children or a child has been taken away

She has a child that is not her husband or partner’s

She has been forced to have sex when she did not want to

The person abusing her has been arrested for sexual assault