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23 January 2024

DPCC Claire Hiscott visited Opoka

On Tuesday (January 23), Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner (DPCC) Claire Hiscott visited the Opoka team and trustees.
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10 April 2021

Staying in a home should not mean danger. Domestic violence in Polish families in the UK

Statistically, every week, two women living in England and Wales are killed by or within reach of their current or former partner, and nearly one in three women in the country, aged 16-59, has experienced domestic violence in their lifetime. Unfortunately, for many families struggling with the horror of domestic violence, the lockdown meant being … Continued
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9 April 2021

Interview: “The hardest thing is to leave everything behind and leave the home…”

Mrs Aneta, you experienced domestic violence. Would you like to share your story? Yes. I personally experienced and survived life-threatening and sustained domestic violence during my first marriage in Poland (1990-2002). After years of suffering from this abuse, I finally found the inner strength and dared to free myself from it. That was 19 years … Continued
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