Domestic Violence
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What is
Domestic Violence?
Domestic violence is a pattern of coercive control and abusive behaviors in any intimate or familial relationships that are used to gain and maintain power and control over another.
Who Can Be a Target?
Domestic violence can happen to anyone – it does not discriminate based on gender, race, ethnicity, religion, age, sexual orientation, class, education, ability status, legal status, etc.
Recognize it
Domestic violence can happen in many different ways, including:
- Physical Abuse
- Sexual Abuse
- Emotional/Verbal Abuse
- Economic/ Financial Abuse
- Social Isolation
- Stalking/Harassment
- Technology Misuse
- Pet Abuse
- Legal Abuse