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Violence is about hurting someone or doing bad things to them.
There are many kinds of violence.
This is when someone does something bad to women or girls because they are a woman or a girl.
But it can happen to men and boys too.
women who love women as more than a friend and men who love men as more than a friend
people who were told they are a girl but feel they are a boy.
There are many kinds of gender based violence.
Someone may try to force women and girls to do things they do not want, like:
Here are some important things to remember:
Talk to the person about being safe and the different ways you can help them be safe.
Don't tell anyone else what happened to the person without them saying yes first.
It is important to make sure that:
• Talk to the adult or child in a safe and quiet place.
• Listen to what they say and try to understand how they feel.
Say things to help them, like:
• Tell the adult or child what help and support they can get
Someone will help them with this.
For example, someone called a case worker.
They know how to give people the right support.
They know about the support people can get.
Ask the person if they want support from a case worker or some other support
• Make sure the adult or child understands what you tell them.
• Let them decide if they need any help and who they may want support from.
• Ask the adult or child questions about what happened to them. This may upset them a lot.
• Tell the adult or child what to do.
It is fine to give them information to help them choose.
But don't tell them what you think is best.
• Make any promises that may not happen.
• Talk to other people that the adult or child knows without asking them first.
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