About domestic abuse

Domestic abuse is any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening behaviour, violence, or abuse between anyone who has been ‘personally connected’. This includes current or ex partners, family members, regardless of gender or sexuality.

Signs of domestic abuse

Sometimes it can be difficult to think of yourself as a victim of abuse. 

The diagram below demonstrates how perpetrators use power and control over their victims. 


A diagram displaying the different ways abusers can assert power and control over their victim.

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