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Don't let stigma keep you from getting the care you or a loved one may need.

For friendly, confidential support, reach out to FPA Sri Lanka’s Alokaya Counselling Centre at 077 989 5252. We’re here to listen and help.

Don't let stigma keep you from getting the care you or a loved one may need. For friendly, confidential support, reach out to FPA Sri Lanka’s Alokaya Counselling Centre at 077 989 5252. We’re here to listen and help. #WorldMentalHealthDay #mentalhealthmatters #EndMentalHealthStigma

WHO reveals that worldwide, almost one third (30%) of women who have been in a relationship have experienced some form of physical and/or sexual violence by their intimate partner in their lifetime. Globally, as many as 38% of murders of women are committed by a male intimate partners.
Women’s welbeing Survey SL 2019 - It covers each of the five forms of violence perpetrated by intimate partners that were measured: physical, sexual, emotional, and economic violence, as well as controlling behaviours. Two in every five women (39.8%) have experienced one or more of the five forms of violence by a partner in their lifetime. Almost one in five (18.0%) have experienced one or more types in the last 12 months.