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→ what is domestic violence?
Domestic Violence Can Happen to Anyone
Domestic violence is when one partner has a pattern of using words and actions to hurt, threaten, and/or humiliate the other partner in order to gain and maintain control over their intimate partner.
Intimate Partnerships Defined:
Womencare Shelter considers intimate partners to be those that have a:
- Current or former dating relationship
- Current or former cohabitant relationship
- Current or former marriage
- Child in common
Cycle of Abuse
Power and Control Wheel
