December Newsletter - YourLifeAssist

Open your eyes to abuse

Don’t turn a blind eye. If you are being abused or suspect that someone you know is being abused, speak out and call your Employee Wellbeing partner, LifeAssist.

Physical abuse includes:

slapping, punching, hitting, kicking, shoving, scratching, biting, throwing things at you.
threatening or attacking you
locking you in or out of the house or abandoning you in a dangerous place
refusing to help you when you are injured, sick or pregnant

Sexual abuse includes:

making you wear clothes or do sexual things that make you uncomfortable
pressuring or forcing you to perform sexual acts that you do not want to do
forcing you to have sex when you do not want to; raping you or threatening to rape you
forcing you to have sex with other people

Emotional abuse includes:

insulting you
making you feel stupid or worthless
ridiculing your beliefs
humiliating you in public or private
ignoring you
intimidating or harassing you
being overly jealous or possessive
accusing you of infidelity without good reason
isolating you from your family and friends
preventing you from going to work or school
attacking your children or your pets
threatening to kill you or to leave you or throw you out
threatening to kill himself or go mad if you leave or don’t do what he wants

Financial or material abuse includes:

taking or spending your money
preventing you from having a job
taking or destroying your possessions
spending most of the money on himself or giving you a very small allowance
expecting you to account for every cent or do more with the money than is possible
refusing to give you information about your joint financial situation

Source: www.powa.co.za

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