Domestic Violence Check List

Have you or someone you know ever experienced the following?:

  • name-calling or put-downs
  • isolation from family or friends
  • withholding of money
  • denying access to medical treatment or services
  • threats and psychological abuse
  • anger and intimidation
  • actual or threatened physical harm 
  • "blackmail"
  • sexual assault

These are examples of domestic violence, which includes partner violence, family violence, elder abuse, spouse abuse, child abuse, battering, and wife beating. This violence can take many forms, such as physical, emotional/psychological, sexual, and financial. It can also happen once in a while or most/all of the time. Although each situation is different, there are common warning signs to look out for, including those behaviours listed above. Knowing these signs is an important step in preventing and stopping violence 

What is present:

  • Inequality
  • Competition
  • Manipulation
  • Hostility
  • Control
  • Put Downs

What is absent:

  • Equality
  • Partnership/Co-operation
  • Honesty and Free Choice (Mutuality)
  • Good Will/Peaceful Communication
  • Intimacy/Closeness
  • Support (emotional, physical, financial)

 

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