Safeguarding Definition Of Emotional Abuse

Psychological abuse sometimes referred to as emotional abuse is common but too few people understand the definition of this well enough to spot it at an early stage and therefore prevent this from becoming worse.

Safeguarding definition of emotional abuse. What is psychological abuse. Psychological abuse also referred to as psychological violence emotional abuse or mental abuse is a form of abuse characterized by a person subjecting or exposing another to behavior that may result in psychological trauma including anxiety chronic depression or post traumatic stress disorder. Psychological or emotional abuse such as intimidation being threatened being ignored on purpose humiliation blaming controlling coercion harassment verbal abuse being prevented from friends or family visiting or being prevented from receiving services or support. Definition of emotional abuse the persistent emotional maltreatment of a child such as to cause severe and adverse effects on the child s emotional development keeping children safe in education 2018.

Without the visible signs of physical abuse psychological abuse can stay hidden for years. Peer on peer abuse is any form of physical sexual emotional financial and or coercive control exercised between children and young people. It s sometimes called psychological abuse. This includes intimate and non intimate relationships.

If you have been or still are the victim of abuse or you know someone who you think is being abused contact the multi agency safeguarding hub located at kenworthy house 98 104 george street hull hu1 3dt tel. Emotional abuse can involve deliberately trying to scare humiliate isolate or ignore a child.