I was 16 when I was first admitted to Watcombe Hall, a children’s mental health hospital in Torbay run by The Huntercombe Group. It’s difficult to identify exactly when my abuser started grooming me, because from the moment I stepped onto the ward the stage was already set; Watcombe Hall was the perfect breeding ground for abuse. Watcombe Hall had …
I'm just another woman with a family violence story. A form of domestic abuse that can lead to other types of violence Behaviours include: Controlling what someone wears Physical and sexual violence Tracking someone's location Persistent texting Limiting access to finances Isolating them from family and friends I've told it in bits and pieces, but never under the glare of …
Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “In light of today’s disturbing allegations by Evan Rachel Wood and other women naming Marilyn Manson …
LOADING ERROR LOADING In February 2018, actor Evan Rachel Wood testified before a House judiciary subcommittee on her experiences as a survivor of rape and domestic violence. If you can’t hear the whole truth you will never know true empathy and I believe in the saying, “If we have to live through it, you should have to hear it.” We …
