Domestic violence is not OK.

Types of Domestic Violence

1. Physical

- Inflicting or attempting to inflict physical injury
- Withholding access to resources necessary to maintain health

 

 

2. Sexual

- Coercing or attempting to coerce any sexual contact without consent.
- Attempting to undermine the victim' sexuality.

3. PSYCHOLOGICAL

 

- Instilling or attempting to instill fear.
- Isolating or attempting to isolate victim from friends, family, school, and/or work.

4. Emotional

- Undermining or attempting to undermine victim sense of worth.

5. ECONOMIC

 

- Making or attempting to make the victim financially dependent.

source: New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence

 

 

 

 

                                       Domestic violence hurts everyone.
                                       Don't suffer in silence. Don't be a victim.
                                       Don't contribute to it. Don't be an abuser.