If you have specific questions that are not covered below, please feel free to email us. To get information on the number of calls received by Sakhi, please go to the Sakhi News section of the website and click on Updates. Domestic violence is a pattern of assault and coercion that includes physical, emotional, verbal, sexual, and economic abuse perpetrated by an adult against their intimate partner.
Domestic violence is behavior that attempts to control the victim in one or more ways.
It can result in both physical and psychological harm to the victim and their children. It can also be life-threatening. It's important to understand that verbal and emotional abuse can be as scarring as physical abuse. Domestic violence exists in all communities. While the degree of violence may be the same across communities, the forms of the abuse may differ.