Relationship difficulties
Relationships can be difficult and sometimes our past experiences can impact on relationships in adulthood.
If you are experiencing difficulties, there is support available to you. Your emotional wellbeing is an important element of your overall health care and can impact on daily life.
We can support you by giving you access to a worker from the Youth Emotional Support Service who can help with practical solutions to help you build resilience and develop strategies to manage.
We also recognise that there are times when you may need specialist therapeutic support and we will help you access this if you need it.
Domestic abuse
Some people’s behaviours in relationships are not what we term ‘healthy’, meaning, they are not good for our health and or physical or emotional wellbeing.
If someone is behaving in an unkind or upsetting way towards you, this maybe domestic abuse. We want to help you if this is happening. It is not right to be treated this way or to treat others in this way.
If you are acting in this way towards others, we can help get you support.
Speak to your social worker or personal advisor (PA).
What is domestic abuse?
Domestic abuse can include, but is not limited to, the following:
- coercive control (a pattern of intimidation, degradation, isolation and control with the use or threat of physical or sexual violence)
- psychological abuse
- emotional abuse
- physical or sexual abuse
- financial or economic abuse
- harassment and stalking
- online or digital abuse
What to do
If you are experiencing any of these behaviours or acting this way towards others, you can speak to the following people and services.
They will be able to put you in touch with the right services and support for you.
- police on 999 if you are in immediate danger
- social worker
- personal advisor
- police non-emergency on 101 if you are not in immediate danger
- another trusted professional
- a trusted friend
- National Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0800 2000 247
You can also find information and support available in West Sussex on the Domestic abuse pages.