Understanding Relationship Violence

Abuse is the act of causing harm or distress, in an attempt to exert control, especially for one’s own advantage or pleasure. Emotional abuse is when someone engages in behavior intended to cause another person mental and emotional harm in order to exert control. It can happen in any kind of relationship, including but not…

Abuse is the act of causing harm or distress, in an attempt to exert control, especially for one’s own advantage or pleasure.Verbal abuse is when someone uses language and/or a communication style that causes harm or is perceived as harmful. Verbal abuse doesn’t need to involve yelling or speaking in an aggressive tone, though it…

Abuse is the act of causing harm or distress, in an attempt to exert control, especially for one’s own advantage or pleasure. Physical abuse is when someone causes any intentional physical harm to someone else or acts in physically threatening ways. 42% of men and women have experienced physical abuse by an intimate partner in…

Abuse is the act of causing harm or distress, in an attempt to exert control, especially for one’s own advantage or pleasure. Financial and economic abuse is when someone controls another person’s ability to make, spend, and otherwise manage money. Research shows that an estimated 94% of survivors of intimate partner violence experience financial and…