Recognising Domestic Abuse
Are you experiencing domestic abuse - Do you feel...
- Afraid of your partner?
- You are walking on eggshells?
- Your partner tries to control your life?
- Your partner talks down to you, insults you or gets
angry at your opinions?
- Your partner is violent or aggressive to you or your
family?
- You have changed your life in order to 'keep the
peace'?
If you have answered 'yes' to any of these feelings or
experiences, you may be in an abusive relationship.
Remember no one has the right to make you live in fear. There is
a range of free services that can offer you sensitive confidential
help. Call Worcestershire's 24-hour freephone number today to talk
to someone in confidence.
Perpetrators tactics may include:
Physical abuse:
shaking, shoving, throwing, slapping, punching, choking, kicking,
and using weapons or objects against a victim
Sexual abuse:
forcing a partner to engage in sex against his / her will
Intimidation:
violence or threats of violence against children, family, friends,
pets or property
Neglect:
particularly of children where they are not cared for fully e.g
poor provision of appropriate food, clothing, parenting, personal
care and health
Psychological abuse:
humiliating the victim, repeated verbal attacks against the
victim's competence as a worker, family member or parent
Progressive social
isolation:
controlling a victim's access to employment, activities, family,
friends, resources and information
Economic coercion:
controlling victims' access to resources such as money, healthcare,
transportation or insurance
Use of children:
exhibiting violence or threats of violence against children,
placing children into dangerous situations, forcing children to
participate in abusing the adult victim, fighting over custody or
visitation, repeated undermining the adult victim's parenting, or
making false reports to Child Protection Services
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This page was last reviewed 26 November 2012 at 9:23.
The page is next due for review 25 May 2014.