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If you or someone you know is experiencing these signs of violence it is important to seek support. These indicate an unhealthy or abusive relationship: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Controlling behavior<\/h4><\/div>

Monitoring everything you do, everywhere you go, reading your text messages and or emails.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Emotional or psychological abuse<\/h4><\/div>

Making you feel less than, using anger to keep you afraid. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Verbal abuse<\/h4><\/div>

Insults, yelling, threatening behavior. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Technology based violence<\/h4><\/div>

Online stalking, posting private photos of you without your permission, spreading gossip or rumors about you online. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Financial abuse<\/h4><\/div>

Controls money and your access to money and resources. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Isolation<\/h4><\/div>

Tries to make you feel completely alone and with no support of others such as your family, friends, or colleagues. Makes you feel that they are the only one you can depend on.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Physical abuse<\/h4><\/div>

Physical harm to your body such as punching, kicking, etc. Use of weapons to cause physical harm, restraining or locking you up in a room or closed space, denying you your basic needs such as sleep, food, shelter. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sexual violence<\/h4><\/div>

Assaults you sexually, manipulates you into having unwanted sex<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Spiritual and Immigration abuse<\/h4><\/div>

Threats-Deportation, Threat- Separation from Children, Withdrawal of Sponsorship<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Source: https:\/\/bcsth.ca\/identify-domestic-violence\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Are you at risk?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you think you are at risk of or facing family\/gender-based\/intimate partner violence, seek help by reaching out to VLMFSS. Fill out our intake form.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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