Love Should Not Hurt

An estimated 1.6 million women in England and Wales have experienced domestic abuse in the year ending March 2020 with young women aged 16-24 years continuing to be the age group at most risk (ONS 2020). In a moving portrayal of the devastating impacts of both physical violence and coercive control, including spying, isolation from friends and family and denying access to money, Women’s Aid has released a video titled ‘Love Should Not Hurt’.  “Our powerful new music video is inspired by the real-life stories of survivors,” the official website read. The video is made in collaboration with classical composer Fabio D’Andrea, featuring Women’s Aid patron Melanie Brown.