How does Intimate Partner Violence affect victims?

Phone calls, voice messages, text messages, hang-ups, faxes

Online contact, email, social media, gaming messages, contact through message boards or feedback sections of websites

Postal mail, packages, gifts, flowers (including strange and dangerous items meant to frighten or harm the victim)

Threatening physical harm

Insulting and manipulating

Spying, following, watching

Using devices such as GPS to track car, bugs to monitor conversations, cameras, or keystroke capture software 

Showing up at the victim's work, home, dates, school, shopping, movies with friends

Breaking into or sneaking into the victim's home or car (for variety of purposes)

Damaging property

Victims may be:

• fearful
• concerned for safety
• experiencing PTSD symptoms
• injured and in need of medical care
• in need of counseling, housing support, victim's advocate, legal aid, and more
• behind with work, bills, rent, or school due to IPV and need help resolving
• suffering from health issues including pregnancy or an STD

Victims of IPV suffer higher than average prevalence of several diseases: 

(women)

Asthma, IBS, frequent headaches, chronic pain, difficulty sleeping, activity limitations, poor physical health, and poor mental health

(men)

Asthma, frequent headaches, chronic pain, difficulty sleeping, activity limitations, poor physical health, and poor mental health