Girls’ World—It’s all for your own good
Lidia Lidia
Psychological and emotional abuse is any act including confinement, isolation, verbal assault, humiliation, intimidation, infantilization, or any other treatment which may diminish the sense of identity, dignity and self-worth. Common signs of psychological abuse are depression, low self esteem, suicidal thoughts and anxiety.*
It causes serious behavioural, cognitive, emotional or mental disorder. It can cause Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Often it occurs in the family and the vast majority of victims of this kind of violence are women and children.
Resources
UK Government Domestic Violence Guidance
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/domestic-violence-and-abuse
Global and regional estimates of violence against women.
Prevalence and health effects of intimate partner violence and non-partner sexual violence. World Health Organization 2013.
http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/publications/violence/9789241564625/en
Intimate personal violence and partner abuse.
Office for National Statistics, 11 February 2016.
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/compendium/focusonviolentcrimeandsexualoffences/yearendingmarch2015/chapter4intimatepersonalviolenceandpartnerabuse
Violence Against Women and Girls Crime Report
Crown Prosecution Service September 2016.
https://www.cps.gov.uk/publications/equality/vaw/
The Casey Review
A review into opportunity and integration Dame Louise Casey DBE CB December 2016.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-casey-review-a-review-into-opportunity-and-integration/
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