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Domestic Violence

Violent or aggressive behavior within the home, typically involving the abuse of a spouse or partner

Child abuse

Physical maltreatment or sexual molestation of a child

Neglect

Failure of a parent or caretaker to provide needed food, clothing, shelter, medical care, or supervision to the degree that the child’s health, safety and well-being are at risk.

Mandatory reporting

Legal obligations requiring certain professions to report suspected abuse, neglect or harm.

Sexual assault

Any nonconsensual sexual act, contact, or behavior forced upon someone

Competency

A skill or ability, especially one required to perform a particular job or role

Cyber abuse

The use of technology to establish power and control by causing fear and/or intimidation.

Intersectionality

The interconnected nature of social catergorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage.

VAWA (Violence Against Women Act)

Passed in 1994, provide funding and legal frameworks to combat domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence by improving criminal justice responses, offering victim services and establishing protections.

Marital rape

Nonconsensual sexual intercourse or sexual acts forced by a spouse upon another spouse.

Battering

The action of striking repeatedly with hard blows

Abandonment

Failure of a caregiver to provide for a dependent person, leaving them without essential needs like food, shelter or health care

Anti-violence movement

Aims for solutions beyond punishment, like healing and addressing root causes of violence like poverty and lack of resources.

Restorative justice

A holistic approach to crime and conflict that focuses on repairing the harm caused, rather than just punishing the offenders by bringing together those affected in dialogue to decide how to make things right.

Primary aggressor

The person who poses the most serious and ongoing threat in a domestic violence situation and is identified by the most significant pattern of coercive and controlling behavior, not just who started the altercation.

Transgender

People whose gender identity differs from the sex they were assigned at birth based on their anatomy

Dementia

A decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life, affecting memory, thinking communication and problem solving.

Financial exploitation

Improper or unauthorized use of an individuals funds, property, or resourced for monetary of personal gain.

Elder abuse

An intentional or negligent act by any person that causes harm or a serous risk for harm to an older adult.

Ombudsperson

Acts as a neutral, informal, and confidential problem-solver to help individuals within an organization or a government entity resolve dispute and address concerns.