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- Domestic violence against women: Recognize patterns, seek helpDomestic violence — also called intimate partner violence — occurs between people in an intimate relationship. Domestic violence can take many forms, including emotional, sexual and physical abuse and threats of abuse. Abuse by a partner can happen to anyone, but domestic violence is most often directed toward women.
- Intimate Partner Violence |Violence Prevention|Injury Center|CDCIntimate Partner Violence. Intimate partner violence is a serious public health problem in the United States that can have a profound impact lifelong health, opportunity, and well-being. CDC works to understand the problem of intimate partner violence and prevent it. Video also available in Spanish.
- Domestic violence - WikipediaDomestic violence is among the most underreported crimes worldwide for both men and women. Domestic violence often occurs when the abuser believes that they are entitled to it, or that it is acceptable, justified, or unlikely to be reported.
- NCADV | National Coalition Against Domestic ViolenceWhat Is Domestic Violence? Domestic violence is the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and control perpetrated by one intimate partner against another. It includes physical violence, sexual violence, psychological violence, and emotional abuse.
- Domestic or intimate partner violence | Office on Women's HealthDomestic violence is sometimes called intimate partner violence. It includes physical, sexual, or emotional abuse, as well as sexual coercion and stalking by a current or former intimate partner. 1 An intimate partner is a person with whom you have or had a close personal or sexual relationship.
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