Emotional Abuse

Emotional abuse is an issue faced by millions of people everyday, but recognized by few. It is important to understand that anyone can be a victim of emotional abuse, and there are many different ways that emotional abuse presents itself in relationships.​

Emotional abuse is the term for psychological manipulation and domination within a relationship, a power imbalance between the people in the relationship that causes distress and discomfort in one or both of the members.

The Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) estimated that 1 in 11 adults aged 18 to 74 years experienced emotional abuse before the age of 16 years (3.8 million people); this includes perpetrators aged 16 years or over only.

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