If someone related to you or close to you inflicts abuse on you, that is called domestic abuse or intimate partner violence.
Domestic abuse is when the person who inflicts the abuse is related to you or close to you. For example someone in your family or a romantic partner. Watching others in your home being abused is also abuse.
Domestic abuse can be physical, psychological, sexual or neglect, to give a few examples.
No one should have to live with abuse. It’s best to tell an adult you trust.
Contact 112 if you are living with abuse
Sóley is a 13-year-old girl who grew up with domestic abuse. Here she describes what it was like. She has now moved to another home with her mom. Today, she is safe and happy.
Sexual abuse is when someone makes you do something sexual that you don’t want to do, touches you, or harasses you in a sexual way.
