Around 13,500 people reported cases of domestic abuse to the Citizens Advice Bureau last year – 80 per cent of whom were female. When home life becomes too dangerous for families, some women flee to a shelter with their children. But escape is the first step and for the children who have witnessed domestic violence, recovery can be a long and difficult process.
In its efforts to help children rebuild their lives, the Ashram Housing Association in Birmingham has turned to music. The association can house 16 mothers in self-contained flats and up to 40 children aged from birth to 17.
Its refuge manager, Sahdaish Pall, says the children came up with the idea themselves.
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