Financial Abuse: What is it and why is it important to be knowledgeable about it
Research indicates that financial abuse occurs in 99% of domestic violence cases -NNEDV Financial Abuse Defined Financial Abuse (also referred to as economic abuse) is abuse that occurs when one person utilizes finances or financial information as a means to control another. According to the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV), financial abuse "along with emotional, physical, and sexual abuse – includes behaviors to intentionally manipulate, intimidate, and threaten the victim in order to entrap that person in the relationship" (www.nnedv.org). In more simplistic terms, financial abuse is when someone controls how and when another person spends their money. Is it Still Abuse if the relationship is over? YES . One reoccurring theme Courtney's Allies have been exposed to again and again as we have become stewards for those who have experienced domestic violence is that abuse is abuse whether the couple is together or not. There are actually some