Undue pressure, duress, threat or undue influence put on the person in connection with loans, wills, property, inheritance or financial transactions.

Employees taking a loan from a person using the service.

Preventing a person from accessing their own money, benefits or assets.

Apparent false claims, by someone involved with the person, to attract unnecessary treatment.

Withdrawal or change in the psychological state of the person.

An air of silence when a particular person is present.

Addressing a person in a patronising or infantilising way.

Intimidation, coercion, harassment, use of threats, humiliation, bullying, swearing or verbal abuse.

Preventing stimulation, meaningful occupation or activities.Preventing the expression of choice and opinion.Preventing someone from meeting their religious and cultural needs.Removing mobility or communication aids or intentionally leaving someone unattended when they need assistance.Enforced social isolation – preventing someone accessing services, educational and social opportunities and seeing friends.Types of psychological or emotional abuse.Reluctance to be alone with a particular person.Fear of receiving help with personal care.Excessive fear/apprehension of, or withdrawal from, relationships.Poor concentration, withdrawal, sleep disturbance.Incontinence not related to any medical diagnosis.The uncharacteristic use of explicit sexual language or significant changes in sexual behaviour or attitude.Pregnancy in a woman who is unable to consent to sexual intercourse.Infections, unexplained genital discharge, or sexually transmitted diseases.Foreign bodies in genital or rectal openings.Unusual difficulty in walking or sitting.Bleeding, pain or itching in the genital area.Bruising, particularly to the thighs, buttocks and upper arms and marks on the neck.Sexual photography or forced use of pornography or witnessing of sexual acts.Inappropriate looking, sexual teasing or innuendo or sexual harassment.Any sexual activity that the person lacks the capacity to consent to.Non- consensual sexual penetration or attempted penetration of the vagina, anus or mouth.

Non- consensual masturbation of either or both persons.preventing the person from escaping abuse.isolating the person from sources of support.harming, punishing, or frightening the person.acts of assault, threats, humiliation and intimidation.It also includes so called 'honour’ -based violence, female genital mutilation and forced marriage.Ĭoercive or controlling behaviour is a core part of domestic violence. Isolation – not seeing friends and familyĭomestic violence and abuse includes any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive or threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between those aged 16 or over who are or have been, intimate partners or family members regardless of gender or sexuality.Verbal abuse and humiliation in front of others.Physical evidence of violence such as bruising, cuts, broken bones.Feeling that the abuse is their fault when it is not.

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