Family Violence
What is Family Violence?
Family violence is common. In Australia, 1 in 3 women have experienced physical violence since the age of 15, & 1 in 4 women have experienced emotional abuse from a current or former partner. Unfortunately Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander women are at greater risk of family violence, and experience this at roughly triple the rate of non-Aboriginal Australians.
Family violence is an ongoing pattern of threatening, intimidating or coercive behaviour, in which one person seeks to gain power & control over another person. It includes:
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Physical violence
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Emotional & psychological abuse
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Social abuse
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Sexual violence
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Spiritual abuse
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Cultural abuse
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Financial abuse
Who Causes Family Violence?
Family violence can happen in many different relationships, including:
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Partners or ex-partners; including girlfriends, boyfriends, wives and husbands
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Family members; including parents, grandparents, Aunts,uncles, cousins, siblings, children
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A carer
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Somebody who lives in the same house
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Other intimate relationships of mutual obligation & support
