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Giving voice to and empowering victims and survivors of intimate partner violence by advocating for social change and policy reform.
Defining Intimate Partner violence
What Is Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)?
Intimate partner violence (IPV), often called domestic violence or relationship abuse, is a pattern of abusive or violent behaviors used by one partner in an intimate relationship to establish and maintain power and control over the other. At it's root, IPV is about power and control; tactics may include any or all of the following: emotional/verbal abuse, psychological abuse, financial abuse, abuse/manipulation of children, physical and sexual abuse (or threats thereof) and stalking.
IPV does not discriminate.
- Women, men, LGBTQI adults and teens can be victims or perpetrators; and it occurs in all communities, regardless of race, religion, education level, or socioeconomic status.
- Couples experiencing IPV may be married, but IPV also occurs when couples are dating, living together, have a child in common or when one person seeks to be in relationship with another but the other isn't interested.
Contrary to popular belief:
- IPV does not have to involve physical violence; more victims and survivors endure verbal/emotional, psychological, financial and sexual abuse than they do physical harm.
- IPV does not automatically end when one person leaves. The dynamics are complicated and can impact victim/survivors, perpetrators and their children for years, even across generations.
"Warning Signs" of an Abuser
Warning Signs
Red flags and warning signs of an abuser include but are not limited to:
- Extreme jealousy
- Possessiveness
- Unpredictability
- A bad temper
- Cruelty to animals
- Verbal abuse
- Extremely controlling behavior
- Antiquated beliefs about roles of women and men in relationships
- Forced sex or disregard of their partner's unwillingness to have sex
- Sabotage of birth control methods or refusal to honor agreed upon methods
- Blaming the victim for anything bad that happens
- Sabotage or obstruction of the victim's ability to work or attend school
- Controls all the finances
- Abuse of other family members, children or pets
- Accusations of the victim flirting with others or having an affair
- Control of what the victim wears and how they act
- Demeaning the victim either privately or publicly
- Embarrassment or humiliation of the victim in front of others
- Harassment of the victim at work
- Pushing, shoving, kicking, biting, hitting or other types of physical attack
For anonymous, confidential help available 24/7, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY) now See Additional Resource for local number
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