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title: "Defining, Identifying, and Overcoming Domestic Violence"
date: 2020-08-12T03:00:00-04:00
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[Health & Sexuality Info](/health-info)# Defining, Identifying, and Overcoming Domestic Violence

A brief overview of domestic violence, including a definition, signs of abuse, and strategies for overcoming intimate partner violence.

> “Domestic violence can be physical or psychological, and it can affect anyone of any age, gender, race, or sexual orientation. It may include behaviors meant to scare, physically harm, or control a partner. And while every relationship is different, domestic violence typically involves an unequal power dynamic in which one partner tries to assert control over the other in a variety of ways.”

[Read the full article ](https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/domestic-violence)

SOURCE: Psychology Today

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- [ gender-based violence](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/subject-area/gender-based-violence)
- [ intimate partner violence](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/themes/intimate-partner-violence)
- [recognizing abuse](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/recognizing-abuse)
- [intimate partner violence](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/intimate-partner-violence)
- [domestic violence](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/domestic-violence)

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A TED talk by a survivor of intimate partner violence, aimed at breaking the silence around intimate partner violence.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/ted-talk-why-domestic-violence-victims-dont-leave-by-leslie-steiner)

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## TED Talk: How We Turned the Tide on Domestic Violence by Esta Soler

This TED talk by Esta Soler highlights four steps taken to combat intimate partner violence: Community organizing, lobbying, engaging and educating the public, and engaging men, specifically.

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This TED talk by Esta Soler highlights four steps taken to combat intimate partner violence: Community organizing, lobbying, engaging and educating the public, and engaging men, specifically.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/ted-talk-how-we-turned-the-tide-on-domestic-violence-by-esta-soler)

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This video explains the Power and Control Wheel, a tool that categorizes the many ways people can abuse their partners.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/the-power-and-control-wheel)

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## Black Women & Intimate Partner Violence

This podcast addresses the complexities of navigating intimate partner violence as a Black woman.

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This podcast addresses the complexities of navigating intimate partner violence as a Black woman.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/black-women-intimate-partner-violence)

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## Changing the Way We Talk about Gender-Based Violence

An academic researcher explains the real-world impact of how researchers and the media choose to talk about gender-based violence and offers recommendations

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An academic researcher explains the real-world impact of how researchers and the media choose to talk about gender-based violence and offers recommendations](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/changing-the-way-we-talk-about-gender-based-violence)

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## Navigating Online Abuse

The Online Harrassment Field Manual helps users understand online abuse and develop concrete strategies to prepare for, avoid, and respond to it.

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The Online Harrassment Field Manual helps users understand online abuse and develop concrete strategies to prepare for, avoid, and respond to it.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/contending-with-online-abuse)