When schools close and routines pause, hidden dangers rise.
Violence against women and girls often increases during holidays, when support networks shrink and silence grows.
What we see happening:
• Domestic abuse intensifies behind closed doors.
• Sexual violence and coercive control rise.
• FGM and forced marriage risks surge with overseas travel.
• Honour‑based abuse becomes harder to spot.
• Online exploitation targets girls spending more time online.
• Femicide risk increases as isolation deepens.
Every statistic represents a life, a story, a community shaken.
Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility especially now.
Stay safe. Stay alert.
If you’re worried someone is at risk, call 0800 5999 224.
