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When someone you know is experiencing violence or abuse

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In this section, we explain how you can:

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Violence or abuse is when someone:

  • hurts you
  • scares you
  • controls you.
  • from happening
  • help people feel safer
  • talk to people who are experiencing violence or abuse.

It can be hard to know what to do if you think somebody is experiencing violence or abuse.

People can have bad experiences anywhere in their life.

For example:

  • at home
  • at work
  • online
  • in

    Your relationship with someone is how you are connected to them.

You might think somebody you know is experiencing violence and abuse.

They could be:

  • a friend
  • a family member
  • somebody you work with.

They might not even know that they are experiencing violence or abuse.

They might be a:

  • child
  • young person
  • person with disability.

In this section, we share information about how to talk about violence and abuse.

For example, how to:

  • start a conversation with someone who is experiencing violence and abuse
  • respect their ideas and opinions.
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