Safe Passage Safe Passage Domestic Violence Program Domestic Violence is a pattern of controlling behavior which can involve physical, sexual, economic, emotional and psychological abuse. It takes many different forms and includes behaviors such as threats, name-calling, isolation, withholding of money, actual or threaten physical harm and sexual assault. It affects all social, racial, economic, and ethnic groups.
Most domestic violence is committed against women by their male partners.
It also occurs in lesbian and gay relationships and is very common in teenage dating relationships. In a small number of reported cases men are abus by female partners. In any case, every victim of domestic violence, whether female or male, gay or heterosexual, has the right live free from abuse. Information taken from the New York Coalition Against Domestic Violence Domestic Violence Handbook . Services Offered Hotline.