There is no one definition of emotional abuse in the law and it can include many things like: continuing and severe ill treatment of a child so that the child’s confidence and self worth is badly hurt [..]

Form of non-physical abuse that may involve verbal abuse, demeaning actions, emotional control and witholding affection and supoort. Also called psychological abuse.

Emotional Abuse includes acts and statements designed to control, degrade, humiliate or punish a spouse, child or family member such as threatening, name calling, stalking, isolating, and intimidation. It may also include the withholding of life-sustaining nurturing and is a form of domestic violence.

Belittling, humiliating, or undermining an individual’s sense of self-worth/self-esteem (e.g. constant criticism, verbal insults and name-calling, etc.).

Emotional abuse is persistent emotional neglect or ill treatment that has severe and persistent adverse effects on a child's emotional development.  It may involve conveying to a child that they are worthless or unloved, inadequate or valued only in so far as they meet th needs of another person. It may involve the imposition of age or develop [..]