What is abuse?

Abuse can include but is not limited to physical, emotional, psychological, sexual, financial, harassment, stalking, on-line or digital and coercive control and includes forced marriage, honour based violence and female genital mutilation (FGM). These experiences of abuse may have been experienced with;

  • a partner of any sex, husband, boyfriend, wife, girlfriend

  • a parent either biological, adoptive or foster

  • in-laws

  • a grandparent

  • a brother

  • a sister

  • a daughter

  • a son

  • a family member

  • someone known to us or our family

  • a carer

  • someone we just met

  • someone we met on-line