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What is
Domestic Violence?
Domestic violence is a pattern of assaultive and controlling behaviors, including physical, sexual, and psychological attacks against the victim as well as against children, property, or pets. These behaviors spring from the perpetrator's need for power and control. Anyone could become a victim of domestic violence. It crosses all economical, educational, religious, racial, cultural, geographic, and lifestyle lines. Perpetrators of domestic violence will utilize a combination of the following assaultive and controlling behaviors to establish and maintain control over their partner. Partners may be married or not married, heterosexual, gay, or lesbian, living together, separated, or dating.
Emotional & Psychological Abuse:
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Name calling, constantly criticizing, insulting, or humiliating, put downs
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Degrading and belittling an individual's abilities, beliefs or appearance
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Controlling access to money or other resources, withholding money
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Isolating the victim from family and friends
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Extreme jealousy or possessiveness
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Destroying or threatening to destroy valued possessions, property, or pets
- Threatening to harm children or other family members
Sexual Abuse:
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Accusation of unfaithfulness
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Criticizing sexual performance
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Coercion to have sex
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Forcing sexual acts
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Not taking "NO" for an answer
Physical Abuse:
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Holding, tying down or restraining
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Pushing, shoving, slapping, punching or kicking
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Smothering, burning or choking
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Using or threatening to use weapons
Domestic violence is never a one time incident. It could happen to your mother, to your grandmother, your sister, or daughter, it could happen to you. Without intervention the violence will continue. The pattern of abusive behaviors will most likely escalate in both frequency and severity.
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