In response, the NSPCC are launching their annual Christmas campaign to remind young people Childline is available throughout the festive season.

The NSPCC Helpline fielded almost 4,000 contacts about concerns for children experiencing domestic abuse between April 2024 and September 2024.

There has been a 19% increase about the issue compared to the same period last year.

Coercive or controlling behaviour, emotional domestic abuse and post-separation domestic abuse were concerns repeatedly raised in contacts the adult helpline received about domestic abus