The Cycle of Abuse
This phase is characterized by the abuser trying to "make up" for their actions, often by acting affectionately or buying gifts.
Honeymoon Phase
In Canada, family violence accounts for approximately this percentage of all police-reported violent crime.
25%
This risk factor occurs when a person becomes dependent on a substance or behavior to cope with stress.
Addiction
When an abuser fails to take responsibility for the care of another vulnerable person.
Neglect
Talking to a trusted adult, exercising, or writing in a journal are healthy ways to manage this common feeling.
Stress
During this period, the abuser becomes moody and hard to please, while the victim often feels the need to be submissive to prevent an outburst.
Tension Phase
This percentage of adults in Canada report having experienced some form of maltreatment as a child.
32%
Living in this financial state can create a cycle of stress and frustration due to the struggle to meet basic needs like food and shelter.
Poverty
Besides children and the elderly, this group is considered one of the most vulnerable to neglect.
People with special needs
Approximately 53% of elder abuse is committed by these people.
Family members or acquaintances
This phase involves the actual occurrence of physical, emotional, spiritual, or sexual abuse.
Incident phase
Statistics show that Indigenous women are this many times more likely to experience intimate partner violence than non-Aboriginal women.
Two Times
A lack of this risk factor can leave individuals unaware of their rights or unable to recognize mistreatment.
Education
Neglect includes failing to provide basic needs; examples include food, medical attention, supervision, and this item related to cleanliness.
Hygiene
Warning signs of abuse stemming from mental health issues can include isolation, unexplained injuries, and sudden swings in this.
Mood
In this phase, everything seems "normal"; the abuser is not acting perfect, but they are not tense either.
Calm phase
Spousal violence costs Canada this amount of money every year.
$7.4 Billion
Abusers may use this psychological tactic to make victims doubt their own reality, which works best when the victim lacks a support system.
Gaslighting
Victims of neglect often struggle to regulate their emotions and are left feeling this way about themselves.
Worthless
A strong support system helps prevent abuse by offering guidance, assistance, and this feeling.
A sense of security
During the Incident phase, an abuser might use this tactic to claim the victim "deserved" what happened.
Justification
While intimate partner violence affects everyone, this percentage of victims are women.
80
People who have witnessed or experienced this in the past are at a higher risk of perpetrating violence themselves.
Trauma
In Canada, neglect and exposure to intimate partner violence both account for this specific percentage of child maltreatment cases
34%
This type of abuse accounts for 60% of incidents involving elder abuse.
Physical assaults