Under 50% of adults confident about helping a domestic abuse victim – survey

(Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Fewer than half of adults in Britain are confident in how to help a victim of domestic abuse, according to research which also found evidence of an “unfair” lottery in access to support.

A survey by the Early Intervention Foundation (EIF) found that 42% of respondents would be confident knowing where to go or who to speak to in order to help someone they know who is a domestic abuse victim.