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What is domestic violence?
Domestic violence involves the misuse of power and is based on a range of control mechanisms. This can be by a partner, an ex-partner, a carer or one or more family member.
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Domestic violence can happen to anyone, regardless of age, gender, disability, ethnicity, HIV status, class, sexual orientation, location, cultural or political beliefs
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.
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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.
- Force marriage – this is when someone is forced in marrying someone against their will. Sometimes victims may encounter physical, emotional violence from family members. Emotional violence can take the form of being blackmail.
- Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) – This comprises of procedure that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs.
- Honour based violence – This is where family member(s) and maybe community members act to control and punish perceived misbehaviour.
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