What is Domestic & Family Violence?

Domestic violence is a complex pattern of behaviours that may include, in addition to physical acts of violence, sexual abuse and emotional abuse.

• Family Violence is a broader term that refers to violence between family members (partners, parent and child, siblings and more).
• Behaviour towards victims can include limiting their access to finances or work, preventing them from contacting family and friends, demeaning and humiliating them, threatening them or their children and acts of physical violence

Domestic and Family violence can happen to anyone, at any time, no matter their gender, age, orientation, location, cultural or religious beliefs, or economic status.