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Domestic Abuse

"We define domestic abuse as an incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening, degrading and violent behaviour, including sexual violence, in the majority of cases by a partner or ex-partner, but also by a family member or carer. It is very common. In the vast majority of cases it is experienced by women and is perpetrated by men" Source Women's Aid 
Organizations that deal with domestic abuse
Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline
Domestic Violence Nonprofits Provide 24/7 Advocacy and ...
Partnership Against Domestic Violence
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
Domestic Violence Salvation Army
Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)
Find Domestic Violence and Abuse Help, Information and Stats
What Is Domestic Abuse? United Nations
"It’s not just the bruises on the body that hurt. It’s the wounds of the heart and the scars on the mind." Aisha Mirza