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What is Domestic Violence?

Physical abuse
Any form of contact or assault that is meant to hurt or injure. For example, hitting, kicking, punching, being hit by an object.

Sexual abuse
Any form of sexual contact without permission. For example, rape or unwanted touching.


Psychological abuse
Non-physical or non-sexual contact, such as, verbal abuse, intimidation, harassment, damage to property, and threats of physical abuse, sexual abuse, or psychological abuse.


Psychological abuse to children
If a person allows a child to see physical, sexual, or psychological abuse to another person or puts a child at risk of seeing or hearing abuse, this is also psychological abuse.



Examples of psychological abuse:
      • Damaging property.
      • Saying, "If you leave me, I'll kill you."
      • Saying, "Do that again and the kids will get it."
      • Saying, "You'd better do it or I'll give you a hiding."
      • Trying to control your life to make you do what they want e.g controlling your money, contact with friends, car or time. Making a lot of phone calls to you that make you scared. Constantly putting you down or verbally abusing you.
      • Doing things to you to upset or disturb you


Where can i find more information?

www.areyouok.org.nz or call 0800 456 450 0800 456 450

www.justice.govt.nz/courts/family-court


lawyers

www.familylaw.org.nz

www.communitylaw.org.nz

www.lsa.govt.nz


police

www.police.govt.nz





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