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Do you recognize the signs of domestic abuse, physical, emotional, or financial?

 

Domestic violence and abuse can happen to anyone.  When thinking about abuse, physical abuse may come to mind first. But abuse can come in many forms. 

 

Physical abuse is when someone sets out to physically hurt or harm you. This includes behaviours such as slapping, hitting, biting, hair-pulling, burning, or throwing things at you.

 

Physical abuse can cause serious injury and sometimes even leads to death. 

 

If you or someone you know is being physically abused, speak to someone immediately about the situation. Get the support you need to feel safe.

 

Emotional abuse is just as serious as physical abuse.  Psychological abuse involves a person’s attempts to frighten, control, or isolate you.

 

It’s in the abuser’s words and actions, as well as their persistence in these behaviours.

Economic abuse is a common form of abuse and is equally serious as physical, mental, and emotional abuse and can have long-lasting effects.

 

It involves an abuser restricting a person’s ability to acquire, use and maintain money or other economic resources like:

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• Restricting partner's access to money,

• Forcing them into debt

• Preventing them from working 

• Refusing to allow access to a car, mobile phone etc...

 

Increased rates of multiple violence especially during the pandemic, have meant more women, particularly those with young children, need support.

 

We work with organisations that support women experiencing or have experienced social and domestic abuse and women who want to leave an abusive relationship and now want to move on and rebuild a life.