The following National Spousal Abuse FAQs are provided by the Legal Studies Program.

Funded by the Department of Justice Canada.

Warning: 

The contents of these FAQs are intended as general legal information only. If you have
a personal problem, please consult a lawyer.



What would be included as psychological or emotional abuse?

Psychological abuse can include threats, constant criticism and put downs, control of activities, 
humiliation, name calling, screaming at a person, ignoring a person, control of money, stalking, 
damaging  property, threatening to have someone deported, and reading another person's mail. 
Some aspects of  psychological abuse are also crimes in Canada such as stalking, damaging 
property and making threats.