POLICE ASSOCIATION OF NOVA SCOTIA 51 Most forms of financial abuse are crimes, including theft and fraud. Neglect Neglect happens when a family member, who has a duty to care for you, fails to provide you with your basic needs. This can involve: • not providing proper food or warm clothing • failing to provide adequate health care, medication and personal hygiene (if needed) • failing to prevent physical harm • failing to ensure proper supervision (if needed) Spouses and commonlaw partners have a duty to care for each other. Adults have a duty to care for their dependent children as well as their dependent parents. Some forms of neglect are crimes in Canada, including failure to provide the necessities of life and child abandonment. If a child is neglected, child protection authorities could intervene and remove the child from his or her parents. Types of family violence • Intimate partner violence • Child abuse and neglect • Elder abuse • Violence based on socalled "honour" • Forced marriage • Female genital mutilation Intimate partner violence Intimate partner violence is violence or abuse that happens: • within a marriage, commonlaw or dating relationship • in an oppositesex or samesex relationship • at any time during a relationship, including while it is breaking down, or after it has ended Not all intimate partner violence is the same. In some cases, one person may want power and complete control over their partner and will use different ways (including physical violence) to get it. For example, they try to control things such as: • what that other person can wear • when and where that person can go out • who that person spends time with • when that person can talk to family and friends • what that person can spend money on • whether that person can work or take classes • all aspects of that person's sexual activity This type of abuse almost always gets worse over time. It often leads to serious physical violence and can cause you to have lasting health problems, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In other cases, both partners may abuse each other. Conflict happens in every relationship, but there are healthy ways to solve problems. Sometimes people use violence instead of solving their problems peacefully. It can be hard to break the pattern of abuse, but it is possible. What is family violence? continued continued
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