What is Domestic Abuse?
If you, or someone you know, are being forced to do anything against your will, abused, threatened, physically or sexually assaulted by a partner, former partner or a family member, that is domestic abuse..

Domestic abuse is about power and control, it can also include: emotional, psychological and financial abuse

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• being physically or sexually abused
• being afraid of a current or former partner or family member, or to express your true opinions in front of them
• having belongings destroyed
• being prevented from seeing family or friends
• threatening or harming pets
• living with jealous and possessive behaviour and feeling isolated
• being humiliated or verbally abused
• being financially abused; having money taken from you, not given enough to live on..