Let’s Talk Facts About DV

How Do You Know if You Are Being Abused? Early Signs of Abuse. Questions to Ask Yourself. What Are the Mental Health Effects of Domestic Violence? What You Can Do if You Are Being Abused?

Domestic violence is control by one partner over another in a dating, marital or live-in relationship. Domestic violence occurs in every culture, country and age group. It affects people from all socioeconomic, educational and religious backgrounds and takes place in same sex as well as heterosexual relationships. Women with fewer resources or greater perceived vulnerability—girls and those experiencing physical or psychiatric disabilities or living below the poverty line—are at even greater risk for domestic violence and lifetime abuse. Children are also affected by domestic violence, even if they do not witness it directly.