Sexual Assault
- You have been sexually assaulted if you have been forced to kiss, fondle, or have anal, oral or vaginal intercourse with someone; or if you have been touched in a sexual way without your consent.
- One in two females and one in three males have been the victim of one or more unwanted sexual acts.
- Women and girls who are sexually assaulted are all ages, from 2 months to 96 years (reported). They come from all socioeconomic, educational, religious and ethnic backgrounds. In Canada, a woman is sexually assaulted every 6 minutes.
- Women are sexually assaulted in their home 89% of the time, by someone they know 87% of the time and during the day 49% of the time.
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Other Forms of Assault and Abuse
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Psychological Violence: This encompasses various tactics to undermine one's self-confidence such as yelling, insults, mockeries, threats, abusive language, humiliation, harassment, contempt, deliberate deprivation of emotional care or isolation.
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Physical Violence: The most obvious, ranges from pushing and shoving to hitting, beating, physical abuse with a weapon, torture, mutilation and murder.
- Financial Violence: This encompasses various tactics for total or partial control of a person's finances, inheritance or employment income. May also include preventing a partner from taking employment outside of home or engaging in other activity that would lead to financial independence.
- Spiritual Abuse: This works to destroy an individual's cultural or religious beliefs through ridicule or punishment, forbidding practice of a personal religion or forcing one to adhere to religious practices that are not one's own, etc.
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