Domestic and Family Violence

The term ‘domestic violence’ usually refers to violence against an intimate partner or ex-partner, while ‘family violence’ may include violence perpetrated against:

- Children
- Older people
- Parents
- Other kin or family members
- Pets

Family violence is often connected to intimate partner violence, with women and children continuing to experience its most profound effects, and women continuing to be most at risk of harm from their intimate partners. One in four women experience physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner, and on average, one woman is killed in Australia each week. 

Coercive Control

Coercive control is when someone repeatedly hurts, scares or isolates another person to control them. It’s domestic abuse and it causes serious harm.