W H A T I S D O M E S T I C A B U S E ? Domestic abuse is about one person exerting power and control over another. Domestic abuse is unacceptable and affects people from all social and economic backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation. It includes any action involving abuse between adult family members (including current and former partners). The abuse occurs when a person causes, attempts to cause, or threatens to cause emotional, financial, sexual or physical harm to an intimate partner or other family member. Domestic abuse is not exclusive to younger people or women with children; anybody can be a victim of domestic abuse. For older people abuse may have been a significant feature of most of their adult lives, an ongoing issue for them, or domestic abuse can start when they reach an older age and/ or become frail or cognitively impaired. There are examples of survivors who have lived with abuse for 40+ years in Southend, Essex and Thurrock. A pattern of coercive behaviour can be used by an individual to establish and maintain power and control over another. This type of behaviour takes many forms, including physical, sexual, economic and emotional abuse, isolation and the selective destruction of property and pets. It is also rarely a one-off event. It can escalate in frequency and severity over time. The majority of victims are women but domestic abuse happens to men as well.
W H A T I S D O M E S T I C A B U S E ? Domestic abuse is about one person exerting power and control over another. Domestic abuse is unacceptable and affects people from all social and economic backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation. It includes any action involving abuse between adult family members (including current and former partners). The abuse occurs when a person causes, attempts to cause, or threatens to cause emotional, financial, sexual or physical harm to an intimate partner or other family member. Domestic abuse is not exclusive to younger people or women with children; anybody can be a victim of domestic abuse. For older people abuse may have been a significant feature of most of their adult lives, an ongoing issue for them, or domestic abuse can start when they reach an older age and/ or become frail or cognitively impaired. There are examples of survivors who have lived with abuse for 40+ years in Southend, Essex and Thurrock. A pattern of coercive behaviour can be used by an individual to establish and maintain power and control over another. This type of behaviour takes many forms, including physical, sexual, economic and emotional abuse, isolation and the selective destruction of property and pets. It is also rarely a one-off event. It can escalate in frequency and severity over time. The majority of victims are women but domestic abuse happens to men as well.
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