Family & Domestic Violence is Abuse
Domestic violence is often called family and domestic violence because it’s not just partners that abuse.
Family and domestic violence most often involves abuse within intimate partner relationships, including same‑sex partners and former partners. However, it can also occur between other family members – such as between siblings, from adolescents toward parents, or from carers toward relatives. It may involve the abuse of children and young people, older people, people with disability, and others within the family network.
Where one person chooses to exert power over their intimate partner or family member, this is called coercive control. This means any type of abuse that creates fear and controls another person, often causing physical, sexual and/or psychological damage, forced social isolation and economic deprivation.
Warning Signs of Domestic Abuse or Coercive Control
Is there someone in your life who is behaving in some or all the following ways?
- Do you have to be careful around this person because of their anger, violence or emotional abuse?
- Are you pressured by this person into sexual activities you are not comfortable with?
- Are you too scared to disagree with this person?
- Is this person always checking up on what you are doing?
- Does this person say you are stupid or useless?
- Does this person threaten you, your family or your pets?
- Does this person stop you going out or doing what you want to do?
- Are you unable to spend time with family or friends because this person won’t let you?
- Do you make excuses for this person’s violent behaviour?
If so, you may want to seek assistance or contact a Starick worker to discuss your situation.
Your Rights as a Human Being
Every human being has the right to control their own life. This includes:
- Being safe all the time.
- Being treated with respect.
- Being safe from abuse.
- Being able to receive support and friendship.
- Being treated as an equal.
- Having control of your own finances.
- Being free to leave a place if you feel unsafe.
- Being able to say what you think and feel.
- Being able to protect yourself and your children.
- Being able to seek legal assistance.
- Being able to contact community groups.
- Being able to choose your own religion.
Contact us if you think you are a victim of abuse
Related Information
Not all abuse is physical
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How Starick Can Support you
Starick is an independent, not for profit organisation with charitable status based in Perth’s south-eastern metropolitan region working to end family and domestic violence for over 40 years. We assist women, young people and children experiencing abuse, whether by a partner or by another family member.
