Homicide is the killing of a person by another with intent to cause death or serious injury, by any means. It excludes death due to legal intervention and operations of war.
Learn moreChild maltreatment is the abuse and neglect of children under 18 years of age in the context of a relationship of responsibility, trust or power.
Learn moreYouth violence refers to violence that occurs among individuals aged 10–29 years who are unrelated and who may or may not know each other.
Learn moreAbuse of older people, or elder abuse, is a single or repeated act or lack of appropriate action occurring within any relationship in which there is expectation of trust that causes harm or distress to an older person (aged 60 years and older).
Learn moreSexual violence is any sexual act, attempt to obtain a sexual act, or other act directed against a person’s sexuality using coercion, by any person regardless of their relationship to the victim, in any setting.
Learn moreIntimate partner violence
Intimate partner violence refers to behaviour within an intimate relationship that causes physical, sexual or psychological harm, including acts of physical aggression, sexual coercion, psychological abuse and controlling behaviours.
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