Domestic abuse is any incident or pattern of controlling, coercive, threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between people aged 16 or over, who are ‘personally connected’. This includes current or ex-partners or family members.
Anyone can be a victim of domestic abuse. This is true regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, socio-economic status, sexuality or background.
Domestic abuse is not always physical. Behaviour is abusive if it includes any of the following:
- physical or sexual abuse
- violent or threatening behaviour
- controlling or coercive behaviour
- economic abuse
- psychological, emotional or other abuse
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