If you feel scared of your partner it is likely that you are experiencing domestic violence and abuse. Abuse and violence can be psychological, physical, financial or emotional. It can include:

• domestic abuse
• domestic violence
• control, for example, not being allowed to go where you want, when you want
• coercion, for example, being forced to do things you don’t want to do
• female genital mutilation (FGM)
• forced marriage
• honour based violence
• human trafficking and modern day slavery
• sexual violence
• sexual harassment

Anyone can be a victim of abuse regardless of age, race, income, religion, belief, sex, disability, culture or sexual orientation. The abuser may be a family member or someone you are in or have been in a relationship with.