There are many types of family violence.

For example, it includes physical violence.

Physical violence is when someone:

• hurts your body
• says they will hurt your body
• makes you think they will hurt your body.

It includes sexual violence.

Sexual violence is when someone:

• makes you do sexual things you do not want to do
• does something sexual to you that you do not want them to do.

For example, they might make you touch their private body parts when you don’t want to.

It includes financial abuse.

Financial abuse is when someone: 

• takes your money when you don’t want them to
• stops you choosing how you spend your money
• makes you pay for other people's things.

It also includes emotional abuse.

Emotional abuse is when someone:

• says things to make you feel scared or bad about yourself
• makes you feel confused about what has happened to you
• controls what you do.

Family violence is never okay.