What is dating violence?
Dating or domestic violence is not a private matter. It is a serious crime and public health concern defined in Wisconsin statutes as a pattern of controlling behavior through violence or threats of an act of violence by one current or former intimate or dating partner against another.
Dating violence includes:
Physical - Hitting, kicking, choking, biting, shaking, or other physical force
Sexual - Forcing a partner to engage in sexual acts against her or his will
Psychological - Verbal violence, isolation, threats, name calling, shaming, demeaning
Economic - Withholding financial resources, controlling partner's money or spending, threaten partner's financial resources
You can be a victim of dating violence no matter how old you are, what type of education you have, how much money you have, or what your religious background may be.