Is Someone at Risk of DV or IPV?

  Do you know someone who may be at risk of Domestic Violence or Intimate Partner Violence?

  A Risk Factor is some fact or characteristic of those involved (victim or abuser) or something in their environment that has been found at a relatively high frequency to be present or attributable before, during and/or after such violence has occurred.

  Risk Factors are important because if one is aware of present Risk Factors, one might be more likely to be better able to prevent DV from occurring.

  There are numerous opinions about Risk Factors for DV.  There is no one solid answer to this question.  However, some of the most commonly found Risk Factors for DV or IPV have been whittled down to very short lists.

  One such abbreviated list of Risk Factors for DV has been published on the Web at the eMedecineHealth Website. https://www.emedicinehealth.com/domestic_violence/article_em.htm#what_is_domestic_violence