Intimate Partner Violence Against Women

Intimate partner violence against women is known as causing physical or phychological harm to the women in the realtionship.  Intimate partner violence occurs when a women is taking abuse from her partner, which is completely unacceptable.  A women has the right to be in a health and non-harmful relationship.  This is a public health problem that affects millions of people.  Stalking, vandalizm, emotional distress, and physical injury are just a few types of intimate partner violence that cannot be tolerated. Below are a list of psychological and physical harms that may occur to a women when she is abused.