Crime Prevention Association of NB Inc 7 EMOTIONAL OR PSYCHOSOCIAL ABUSE- words or actions to control or frighten a family member or intimate partner, or destroy their self-respect, when someone: • makes threats • intimidates or bullies • puts down, insults or calls a person names • yells or criticizes all the time • isolates a person from friends and family • destroys belongings • hurts pets FINANCIAL ABUSE- control, or misuse of a family member's or intimate partner's money or property, when someone: • takes another person's money or property without permission • prevents a person from going to work or otherwise obtaining money or other resources • withholds or limits money • pressures a person to sign documents • forces a person to sell things or change a will NEGLECT- not meeting the basic needs to provide care for a dependent family member or intimate partner, when someone: • does not provide proper food, warm clothing, health care, medication or appropriate hygiene • does not protect another person from physical harm or provide proper supervision • abandons another person www.publichealth.gc.ca WHAT IS FAMILY VIOLENCE? (continued)
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