Friendships
Ignoring someone on purpose, excluding them from group activities, or giving the “silent treatment.”
Exclusion
Hitting, pushing, or physically harming a partner.
Physical Abuse
Unwanted sexual comments, jokes, or advances from a coworker or boss.
Sexual Abuse
Parents or guardians hitting, slapping, or physically harming a child.
Sending repeated threatening or insulting messages online.
Cyberbullying
Threatening to end the friendship unless the person does what they want.
Manipulation
When a dating partner pressures or forces someone into sexual activity without consent.
Sexual Abuse
A boss threatens someone’s job unless they do something inappropriate.
Coercion
Constant criticism, yelling, or degrading comments from family members.
Emotinal Abuse
Pressuring someone to send personal or inappropriate photos online.
Coercion
A friend spreads rumors or lies to damage someone’s reputation.
Emotional Abuse
Constant insults, humiliation, or name-calling from a partner are examples of this type of abuse.
Emotional Abuse
A coworker repeatedly insults or humiliates someone at work.
Emotional/Verbal Abuse
Caregivers failing to provide basic needs like food, shelter, or medical care.
Neglect
Continuously tracking or messaging someone online after they ask for space.
Stalking
A friend constantly pressures someone to do things they are uncomfortable with.
Coercion
This involves controlling who a partner can see, talk to, or spend time with.
Isolation
Unfairly denying promotions or opportunities due to gender, race, or identity.
Discrimination
A family member controlling money so another person cannot access it.
Financial Abuse
Posting private information about someone online without their permission.
Digital Abuse
Using embarrassing photos or messages to threaten or control a friend.
Digital Abuse
Repeated texting, tracking, or showing up unexpectedly to monitor a partner’s actions.
Stalking/Digital Abuse
A supervisor takes credit for someone else's work and undermines them repeatedly.
Exploitation
Threatening or forcing a child to keep harmful family secrets.
Psychological/Mental Abuse
Pretending to be someone else online to manipulate or deceive someone.
Catfishing