There are several types of domestic abuse, including
physical,
emotional,
phycological,
intimidation,
coercion and threats, sexual, verbal, emotional,
isolation,
economic
and
financial,
minimising,
denying or blaming, and using children against the
victim/survivor. Multiple types of abuse can occur in
one relationship, and behaviours can escalate and
change from one type to another. These behaviours
are used to restrict and control the victim/survivor's
life, and perpetrators often refuse to acknowledge
their behaviour or minimise the harm they have done.
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Perpetrators of domestic violence often use children
to manipulate and harm their partners. This can
occur regardless of whether they are the child’s
parent or not. Here are some examples of how
children can become involved in the abuse:
Requesting children to pass on messages or
using them to threaten you in a secretive manner,
for instance, by putting notes in their bags or
clothes.
Deliberately
arriving
late
for
scheduled
appointments with the children or refusing to
return them on time.
Utilising access visits to intimidate and stalk you.
Blaming you for the situation, even going so far
as to turn the children against you.
Threatening to abduct the children or use a court
order to remove the mothers contact with them.