Being exposed to domestic abuse is a form of child abuse and children don't need to be directly involved for this to be the case. They may have seen or heard or experienced the effects of domestic abuse in the family and this can have a big impact on their behaviour, development, education and wellbeing. 

In this podcast episode, experts from the NSPCC Helpline and Childline talk about that potential impact, as well as how you can spot the signs of domestic abuse and support children who are affected.

You can read this episode’s transcript on the NSPCC Learning website.

💬 About the speakers 

Paddi Vint is a Quality and Development Manager overseeing the NSPCC Helpline domestic abuse project. She has been with the NSPCC in Belfast for over five years, joining as a Helpline practitioner and then working as a practice manager. 

Cormac Nolan is a Service Head with Childline. He holds responsibility for certain Childline bases delivering the live service as well as for the Childline website and social media. 

Joanne Walsh is a Domestic Abuse Practice Advisor with a background as a senior family support worker and local authority domestic abuse champion.

📚 Resources mentioned in this episode 

> Learn more about Childline 

> Find out more about the NSPCC Helpline 

> Get more information about domestic abuse 

> Read about healthy and unhealthy relationships on the Childline website 

> Learn more about multi-agency working

Intro/outro music is Lights by Sappheiros