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Healthy relationships

We normally think that maintaining Healthy Relationships is something simple and obvious. However in our day to day lives, we may frequently encounter other people who are living in unhealthy relationships or we ourselves are not keeping our relationships healthy even though we don't always realise it. As well as reading the topics below, you need to think about how you could put this into practice in your day to day life. Having healthy relationships will improve your quality of life overall.

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Domestic abuse

Women and children are generally far more vulnerable to domestic abuse than men. That being said, because of Stigma, men are less likely to talk about their own experiences being abused.

Domestic abuse may be physical, emotional, sexual, or neglectful. During Covid, as people have spent more time in the home, telephone calls (either to police or advice lines) regarding domestic abuse have surged.

The Crown Prosecution Service gives advice on what constitutes domestic abuse and the sort of behaviours of the abuser will employ.

Read about domestic abuse

Healthy relationships checklisit

IDAS provides a checklist that helps you to identify if you or somebody you know is in an unhealthy or abusive relationship. Sometimes it is not always clear when someone is being abused; they could seem like they are in a healthy relationship when they are not, or vice versa.

View the Relationship Health checklist

Stonewall (LGBT)

Stonewall (an LGBT charity) has produced research reports showing that statistically among LGBT relationships; domestic abuse, drug abuse and sexually transmitted diseases are more prevalent.

Stonewall provides information and advice about health and wellbeing specifically aimed at LGBT people.

Browse Stonewall's information and resources

Thinkuknow (think you know)

Thinkuknow is the education programme from NCA-CEOP, a UK organisation which protects children both online and offline, including how teens can keep safe in relation to relationships that develop online.

Go to Thinkuknow