Family violence is carried out within a family.
Family violence is the action or omission that a member of a family group exercises against another and that produces non-accidental damage in the physical or mental aspect. It should be noted that violence is called something that is carried out with force and abruptness, or that is done against one's will and pleasure . It is a deliberate behavior that can cause physical or mental harm to another subject and that generally seeks to obtain or impose something by force.
On the other hand, the family is the main form of organization of human beings. It is a social grouping based on ties of consanguinity (such as filiation between parents and children) or on the establishment of a socially recognized bond (such as marriage).
Types of family violence
Among the main types of abuse or violence that occur within a family, two large groups must be highlighted. Thus, in the first place there is the physical, which is what manifests itself through serious injuries, or through other minor ones, which do not require medical assistance, but which also cause great damage at all levels to the victim.
Secondly, there is emotional family violence , which is that in which the victim does not suffer physically but on a sentimental level. In this case, the aforementioned manifests itself through rejection, ignorance, terror or isolation .
This type of violence is also punishable by law , although it is a crime that is not usually reported. The thing is that the victim feels fear , shame and even guilt for denouncing a member of their own family.
Children can be victims of family violence.
The abuser and the victim
Among the main signs of identity that we can highlight that every abuser has are his inability to express any type of affection , low self-esteem, not knowing how to control his impulses and also having been a victim of abuse, by his environment, during his childhood.
For their part, victims of family violence usually have in common characteristics such as being submissive, also having low self-esteem, being conformist with what they believe is what they have to live and also having problems showing their keen.
As we mentioned above, family violence can also be exercised through the omission of obligations and responsibilities . For example, when a father abandons his child and does not provide him with the food and care that he needs.
Family violence today
Currently, family violence that children carry out on their parents has increased considerably. A fact that is the result not only of various disruptions within the family, but also of having allowed everything to those and not having known how to impose rules of conduct, behavior and obligations on them.
Family violence, on the other hand, includes cases of sexual abuse , even within a marriage. That is the case of a man who forces, pressures or conditions his wife to have any type of sexual relationship without the woman having the will to do so.
Useful telephone numbers
If you are a victim of gender violence , we have compiled these specific telephone numbers according to the country where you are located. Remember that if it is an emergency, you can also call the official police line, which varies depending on the country, generally being the number 911.
- Argentina – Telephone: 144 ( more information ).
- Bolivia – Telephone: 800 140 348 (Special Force to Fight Violence)
- Chile – Telephone: 1455 ( more information ).
- Colombia – Telephone: 155 ( more information ).
- El Salvador – Telephone: 126 ( more information ).
- Spain – Telephone: 016 ( more information ).
- Guatemala – Telephone: 1572 (Attention Line for Women Victims of Violence).
- Mexico – Telephone: 800 10 84 053 ( more information ).
- Panama – Telephone: 182 ( more information ).
- Paraguay – Telephone: 137 ( more information ).
- Peru – Telephone: 100 ( more information ).
- Puerto Rico – Telephone: 939-266-8446 ( more information ).
- Dominican Republic – Telephone: 212 ( more information ).
- Uruguay – Telephone: 0800-4141 ( more information ).
- Venezuela – Telephone: 0-800-6853737 ( more information ).