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You are not reading
this by accident. You are likely concerned that either you or someone you
know is in an abusive relationship. Please take the time to read these
materials and use our resource links.
We have added this
material to our website because all too many of our advice line questions
from men, women, boys and girls and people of all nations and backgrounds
have had some component of abuse. This is here to help you get help as
quickly as possible.
Abuse defined:
“Abuse is a pattern of coercive control that one person exercises over
another. Battering is a behavior that physically harms, arouses fear,
prevents a partner from doing what they wish or forces them to behave in
ways they do not want.
Battering includes the use of physical and sexual violence, threats and
intimidation, emotional abuse and economic deprivation.”
(source National
Domestic Violence Hotline)
There are four main
types of intimate partner violence (relationship abuse):
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Physical violence:
The use of force.
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Sexual violence: The
application of force, compulsion or contact.
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Threats of physical
or sexual violence: Any form of communication of abusive intent.
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Psychological /
emotional violence: Trauma to the victim by acts, threats or coercion.
Here are five more valuable pages:
Details of the four main types of abuse
You may be in an abusive relationship if –
checklists
How you can help yourself if you are being
abused
How you can help a friend or relative who is being
abused
Examples of abuse from The Positive Way
Advice Line
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The United States National Domestic Abuse
Hotline is 1-800-799-7233
Some estimates say
almost 1 million incidents of violence occur against a current or former
spouse, boyfriend or girlfriend per year in the
US
alone. There are no reliable estimates for the global extent of the
relationship abuse problem.
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