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Abuse
Abuse
It is abuse if it feels like
you are not yourself anymore, you are a property or sex object rather than a person
lonely and hurting and small
being scared when with your partner
numb and helpless
you deserve to be hurt or mistreated
humilated
embaressed for your familiy or friends to see them
Physical suffering
Physical suffering
This is when you or your child have been beaten, stabbed, choked, punched, kicked or attacked in any other way.
It can also include behaviours such as
denying medical care when needed
depriving of sleep, food or other functions necessary to live
forcing you to engange in drug/alcohol use against yourwill
Sexual suffering
Sexual suffering
This is when you or your child have been coerced to engage in sexual activity againt the will. Sexual crime also includes rape, sexual assault, flashing and child pornography.
It can be caused by
spouse
intimate partner with whom consensual sex has occured previously
relatives/friends
collegues/teacher/students
strangers
any person regardless of their relationship to you or your child
Emotional suffering
Emotional suffering
This is when you or your child have been humilated, including repeated insults, ridicule, name calling and/ or repeated threats to cause emotional pain, which is such as to constitue a serious invasion of your or your child privacy, liberty, integrity and/or security.
It can alo include
isolation from friends or family
deliberately doing something to make the victim feel diminished or embarassed
actions or statements that are designed to confuse and create insecurity
Economic suffering
Economic suffering
This is when you have been deprived of economic or financial resources to which you are entitled to under law or require out of necessity.
It can include
household necessities
mortgage bond repayment
Sometimes the abuser will spend your money without your consent and create debt, or even completely spend your savings to limit availabele resources.
Intimidation
Intimidation
This is when you have been experienced fear, caused through:
smashing things in front of you or your child
destroying property
hurting your pets or
showing off a weapon
Actions, that make you fear that, if you don`t obey, there might be violent consequences.
Harassment
Harassment
This is when you have been engaged in a pattern of conduct that induces a fear of harm. It may include
stalking
repeatedly watching you or your child
repeatedly making telephone calls or inducing another person to make telephone calls
repeatedly sending letters, emails, texts, packages or other objects
Get information about Criminal law here.
Get information about Domestic Based Violence (DBV) and Protection order here.
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