Domestic violence includes any type of physical, emotional, sexual or financial abuse. It can be perpetrated by your partner, any family member (natal or matrimonial), or a combination thereof.

Domestic abuse, also called "Domestic Violence" or "Intimate Partner Violence", can be defined as a pattern of behavior in any relationship that is used to gain or maintain power and control over an intimate partner. Abuse is physical, sexual, emotional, economic or psychological actions or threats of actions that influence another person.

Anyone can be a victim of domestic violence, regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, faith or class