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What is Domestic Violence?

Domestic abuse involves the misuse of power and is based on a range of control mechanisms. These can include:

physical abuse	economic abuse	emotional abuse
sexual abuse	social abuse

This can be by a partner, an ex-partner, a carer or one or more family member and it can happen to anyone, regardless of:

age	gender	sexual orientation
disability	ethnicity	cultural or political beliefs
HIV status	class	location

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  What can Domestic Violence involve?

• Physical violence – including slaps, shoves, punches, pushing, kicks, burns, stabbing, etc. Physical violence can sometimes start off with a ‘minor’ incident, but can often lead to serious injury or worse.

 

• Sexual violence – including rape, sexual abuse and being forced to engage in unwanted sex acts or prostitution.

 

• Psychological and emotional abuse – including being constantly humiliated and degraded, being made to keep the house to exacting standards, kept short of money, threats to children and threats to oneself.

 

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