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Domestic Violence
Misconceptions

 Domestic abuse is only physical.

 Men are the only abusers.

 Domestic violence only happens in low-income families.

 Some people’s behaviour justifies or provokes being abused by their partner. 

 Abusers are addicted to drugs and alcohol and they are only abusive when
they are using. 
 Outline
definition
types
phases
statistics
why do they stay?
prevention
Domestic violence

 refers to violence, abuse, intimidation or threatning behaviour

 between people who are or have been in an intimate relationship
 the perpetrator uses violence to control and dominate the other person
 this causes fear, physical harm and/or psychological harm
 can be criminal or non-criminal
 Coercion&
Threats

Intimidation
Finances

Power &
Control Guilt
Male privilage
Wheel

Children Isolation

Stalking
PHYSICAL ABUSE

 any unwanted physical contact

 with the intent to harm, intimidate, or dominate
 such as hitting with objects or threatening with a weapon
 not allowing somebody to leave
 taking away mobility devices or withholding essential care
SEXUAL ABUSE

 any sexual contact without consent

 forcing sex with others
 pressuring partner to have sex in a way that
doesn’t align with their gender identity
 sexual comments or sharing sexual images publicly or online
EMOTIONAL ABUSE

 yelling, intimidation, name calling, false accusations

 threats  with children, pets (also abuser’s suicide)
 making partner feel guilty for having a disability
 stalking, or constant texting, calling, or emailing
 questioning the person’s sexual orientation
or gender identity
FINANCIAL ABUSE

 withholding money or taking money

 forcing or denying work
 requiring sexual acts for money
 controlling banking, transactions, and assets
DIGITAL ABUSE

 use of technologies such as texting and social networking to bully, harass, stalk
or intimidate a partner
 a form of emotional abuse perpetrated online
  negative, insulting or even threatening emails
 abuser sends unwanted, explicit pictures
or pressures the partner to send them
 looking through the phone frequently
SOCIAL ABUSE

 embarrassing partner in front of friends, family, in public, or online

 alienating the partner from his/her family or friends
 showing up unexpectedly
 having friends check up on partner
 taking away cell phone, computer, or any kind of devices
SPIRITUAL ABUSE

 using religion to justify abuse or dominance

 requiring sexual acts or drug use as religious acts
 mocking beliefs
 not allowing partner to practice beliefs
 imposing beliefs
The Cycle of Violence
 Statistics

24 people in every 18-24

minute 10 million children every years
year

3 women are
A woman is beaten in every 9 murdered 70% of
second women
per day
worldwide

1 in 4 women
34% receive medical 1 in 7 men Intimate partner
treatment violence accounts for
15% of all crimes
 Why do they stay?

finance religion
love
s
fear up to 75% of abused women threats
who are
murdered are killed after they leave their
partners
low self-
shame
esteem
believing abuse is
Prevention

 speaking out publicly against domestic violence

 government campaigns
 developing and resourcing national plans and policies
 donating to shelters
 creating supporting groups and networks
 teaching children to respect their romantic partners
by demonstrating
Facing the situation

 know the signs

 don’t ignore it
 listen without judgement
 be available
 check in regularly
 know the nearby shelters
Thank you for your kind
attention!
Sources

 https://www.loveisrespect.org/is-this-abuse/types-of-abuse/
 https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/23/domestic-violence-statistics_n_5959776.ht
ml?guccounter=1
 https://www.theguardian.com/money/us-money-blog/2014/oct/20/domestic-private-viole
nce-women-men-abuse-hbo-ray-rice
 https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/defdomvio.pdf
  https://www.thehotline.org/is-this-abuse/why-do-people-stay-in-abusive-relationships/
 https://www.whiteribbon.org.au/understand-domestic-violence/what-is-domestic-violenc
e/domestic-violence-definition/
 https://www.thehotline.org/is-this-abuse/why-do-people-stay-in-abusive-relationships/