I know a lot of people on here are advised to call Women's Aid to get help to leave an abusive relationship. I thought this insight into the support available in refuges might be helpful:
'For a lot of children here, Christmas in a refuge is the happiest they’ve ever had. We’ve had a lot of children living here that have had exceptionally miserable Christmases at home, where they have been so stressed because of the violence and abuse. As soon as they come to the refuge, we help them to start being a child again. They will have been exposed to so much, and the minute they reach our refuge we are supporting their mum and they don’t need to do that any more, they don’t need to hear about what’s going on.'
www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2017/dec/16/children-christmas-refuge-happiest-domestic-abuse?CMP=share_btn_fb