Tag: Identifying types of abuse

It is important to note that abuse comes in many different forms, such as: Physical Abuse – Can involve slapping, punching, kicking, biting, shoving, choking, or using a weapon or other object to threaten or injure. Psychological Abuse – Can include excessive jealousy and attempts to control the partner’s time, their activities, even how they …

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Partner assault is an attempt to control the behaviour of a spouse, common-law partner or girlfriend. It is a misuse of power which uses the bonds of intimacy, trust and dependency to make the woman unequal, powerless and unsafe. Woman abuse can often include threats or action. The abuser can be a husband, common-law partner, …

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