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Creating a Culture of Consent: Financial/Economic Abuse

What is Financial Abuse?

"Financial abuse involves controlling a victim's ability to acquire, use, and maintain financial resources. Those who are victimized financially may be prevented from working."

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Healing the damage of economic abuse

This infographic provides statistics, examples, and resources to escape from Economic or Financial Abuse

Healing the Damage of Economic Abuse:  Economic abuse happens when someone uses money to control their partner, by withholding access to funds, preventing them from earning income or running up debt in the person's name.

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(Consolidated Credit)

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(WomensLaw.org)

Financial Abuse as a form of IPV

This infographic provides examples of Financial or Economic Abuse.

Financial Abuse as a Form of Intimate Partner Violence
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(Woman Abuse Council of Toronto (Woman ACT))

Financial abuse is often cited by victims of abuse as the main reason that they stayed with or returned to an abusive partner.  Learn more at nnedv.org

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(NNEDV.ORG)

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