{"id":219,"date":"2023-07-28T14:01:32","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T21:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vlmfss.ca\/?page_id=219"},"modified":"2023-09-11T11:52:51","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T18:52:51","slug":"what-is-family-violence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vlmfss.ca\/family-violence\/what-is-family-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"What is family violence?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Family\/gender-based\/intimate partner violence is when a person uses power to hurt and control someone who trusts them.<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, family violence \/ gender-based violence (GBV) \/ intimate partner violence (IPV) is when a person is mistreated or neglected by a family member or someone they are close to. It’s using power to hurt and control someone who trusts them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All family violence is wrong, and some of it are against the law.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Who does it happen to?<\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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