GENDER

SENSITIZATION
LAB INTERNAL

DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE
 OUTLINE
-> DEFINITION
-> TYPES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
-> EFFECTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
-> STATISTICS
-> LAW AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
-> METHODS TO SOLVE DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE
-> CONCLUSION
DEFINITION :-
‘Any incident of threatening
behaviour , violence or abuse
between adults who are or
have been intimate partners or
family members , regardless of
gender or sexuality’
 TYPES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

-> physical abuse

-> sexual abuse
-> emotional abuse
-> isolation
-> verbal abuse
-> economic abuse
Physical abuse
is any
intentional act
causing injury
or trauma to
another
person by way
of bodily
contact
The isolation in
domestic abuse begins
with the controller
inserting emotional
wedges between the
victim and his or her
family or friends
Emotional and
verbal abuse
includes insults
and attempts to
scare , isolate , or
control you
Economic abuse
is a form of
abuse when one
partner has
control over the
other partner’s
access to
economic
resources
Sexual abuse
involves threats
of unwanted
sexual contact or
forced sex
 EFFECTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
-> mental health issues
-> physical health issues
-> children’s education
-> leaving from home
-> suicide attempts
Mental health issues include:-
-> Anxiety disorder
-> Post-traumatic disorder
-> Bipolar disorder
-> Obsessive compulsive disorder
-> Schizophrenia
Physical health issues include:-

-> Bruises
-> cuts
-> Broken bones
-> Lost teeth
-> Lost hair
-> Miscarriage
-> Still birth
Children lack in
concentration on
studies due to domestic
violence
Victims leave their
house without
intimating their
family members
Extreme
domestic
violence on a
victim finally
leads to suicide
attempts
 STATISTICS
-> Only 25% of abuse cases are reported to police
manually every year.

-> over10,000,000 number of children are

exposed to domestic violence

->18,500,000 number of mental health care

visits due to domestic violence every year

->1 in 4 of every women will be a victim of

domestic violence
-> 1 in 7 of every men will be a victim of domestic
violence

2
-> women a week are murdered due to domestic
violence

-> 19% of domestic violence involves weapons

-> 1 in 15 children are exposed to intimate partner
violence each year
-> every 9 seconds in the U.S. a women is assaulted or
beaten

-> on a typical day there are more than 20,000

phone calls placed to domestic violence hot lines

-> 85 % domestic violence victims are women

-> only 15% domestic violence victims are men
LAW AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
1. The Indian penal code amendment 1983:-
convicted offenders will be charged up to three
years of prison , as well as a hefty fine

2. The 2005 protection of women from domestic

violence act:- violators of this law will be
mandated to compensate the women financially

3. The 2013 criminal law amendment :- The aim of

the amendment was to provide harsher and
swifter punishment for those criminals who
committed abuse against women
 METHODS TO SOLVE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
-> call the police if you see or hear evidence of domestic
violence

-> speak out publically against domestic violence

-> educate others on domestic violence

-> call 18007997233 for complaining against domestic

violence
STAND UP, SPEAK OUT AND
ACT TO STOP AGAINST
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE