Exploitation
Exploitation is when someone takes something from us or forces us to do something for them or others against our will.
Emotional Abuse
Emotional abuse is the use of words, threats, or actions to make someone feel scared, ashamed, confused, or powerless.
Community Violence
Community violence is violence against people around us. It can be violence against people we know or strangers we are near in our day-to-day lives.
Physical Violence
Physical violence is the intentional use of force to hurt someone. This can include hitting, kicking, throwing things, restraint, or using a weapon.
Sexual Violence
Sexual violence is attempted or enacted verbal harassment, coercion, unwanted touching, and rape.
The Issues
Anyone can experience violence, abuse, or exploitation. But some of us are statistically more at risk than others. Women and trans women of color, children, elders, and disabled populations are the most likely to have these harms carried out against them. Socially or systemically marginalized people, such as those…