Domestic violence is a distressing problem affecting millions of people worldwide of all ages, genders, and socio-economic status.

Suppose you are in an intimate relationship, dating someone new or have a friend or family member who makes you question your worth, mistreats you, or displays control and power behaviours.

You may have heard the terms used to describe domestic abuse: intimate partner violence (IPV) and domestic violence. Domestic abuse looks like patterns of behaviours in all kinds of relationships to obtain or hold power and control over someone else