Zonta’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, Nov. 25-Dec. 10

Zonta Activism Fact Number 5.

What is domestic violence? Domestic violence is a pattern of assaultive and coercive behaviors that adults or adolescents use against their current or former intimate partners. Domestic violence occurs in intimate relationships where the perpetrator and the victim are currently or previously have been dating, living together, married or divorced. They might have children in common or not.

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