What is the impact of abusive conflict on families?
The impact on families can be enormous. Regardless of the nature of abusive conflict, the non-abusing partner may suffer various physical, emotional or psychological illnesses, and even death in extreme situations. Seventy or more people die each year in New South Wales alone as a result of relationship violence. About 80% of the victims are women. Most murders are not premeditated, but are preceded by a gradually escalating cycle of violence, which did not necessarily begin with physical violence.Children who have witnessed abuse or violence at home may exhibit a range of symptoms including symptoms consistent with or associated with post-traumatic stress, eg anxiety, depression, bedwetting, nightmares, flashbacks, violent outbursts, poor sleep, poor appetite, inability to concentrate. Some of these children go on to abuse alcohol or other drugs or to be in abusive relationships as adults, either as victims or as abusers.
The impact on families can be enormous. Regardless of the nature of abusive conflict, the non-abusing partner may suffer various physical, emotional or psychological illnesses, and even death in extreme situations. Seventy or more people die each year in New South Wales alone as a result of relationship violence. About 80% of the victims are women. Most murders are not premeditated, but are preceded by a gradually escalating cycle of violence, which did not necessarily begin with physical violence. Children who have witnessed abuse or violence at home may exhibit a range of symptoms including symptoms consistent with or associated with post-traumatic stress, eg anxiety, depression, bedwetting, nightmares, flashbacks, violent outbursts, poor sleep, poor appetite, inability to concentrate. Some of these children go on to abuse alcohol or other drugs or to be in abusive relationships as adults, either as victims or as abusers.
