What is family violence?
Family Violence is a pattern of behavior used to gain POWER and CONTROL over another person. Family violence is an ongoing, debilitating experience of physical, verbal, psychological, economic and/or sexual abuse that occurs in intimate and family relations, escalating over time in both frequency and severity. It usually involves force or the threat of force, increased isolation, minimal personal freedom and limited accessibility to resources. Family violence, also referred to as domestic violence, occurs across all ages, incomes, cultures, levels of education, sexual orientation, religions, and races. Learn to recognize signs of abuse and help yourself or someone you love. Some signs of abuse: fear of a partner’s temper, low self-esteem, frequent apologies for partner’s behaviors, emotional and economic dependency, guilt, acceptance of blame for violence as a temporary method of solving family problems, isolation, depression, and/or physical battery. Some signs the abuser shows: explo
