Domestic and Family Violence doesn’t have to be physical abuse. It can be emotional, psychological, financial, sexual or other types of behaviour that exert power and control. It takes away a person’s rights and reduces the choices they can make. Domestic and Family Violence is in every community and can affect anyone regardless of gender, sexual identity, race, age, culture, ethnicity, religion, disability, economic status or location. Women and children are overwhelmingly the victims of domestic and family violence, and perpetrators are overwhelmingly male.
