Connect helpline sees 22% increase in calls
Service for people abused as children finds family is most common abuse setting reported
Abuse victim service Connect sees alarming rise in calls
More than half of callers reported being sexually abused this year – most in family home
New figures suggest abuse most likely to take place within family
Service says 45% of those contacting it claim incident happened in domestic setting
Counselling service records 12 per cent rise in calls
Connect set up in 2006 to fill a need identified by groups representing victims of institutional abuse
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