Violence is everywhere. Whether it's police brutality, war, or bloody, gory entertainment, violence is extremely common. People try to avoid negativity, but community members observe violent situations quite often. While preventing violence can be quite simple, it can become worse where people live. A home should be a comfortable haven for those who live within its walls. Unfortunately, victims of domestic violence do not have this luxury. They live in fear and wonder what painful ordeal they will experience. Victims of domestic assault suffer physically and emotionally; the pain can leave bruises and cause mental damage. Domestic violence and abuse are insidious plagues that can destroy families and ruin lives. There are numerous types of domestic violence, but “abuse” is the term “Children and women are the two family members most often sexually abused.” Children are naive and treacherous adults recognize their vulnerability. They use this to their advantage by sexually assaulting them. Usually in the form of molestation, parents persuade their children to engage in insidious sexual acts with them. However, women are raped more often than children. Rape is generally seen as something that could only happen in a dark alley or a drunken party, and the rapist is usually a stranger. However, the rapist could be the patriarch of the family. Many women don't even know they have been raped because they are unaware of what constitutes rape. Any unwanted sexual act is considered rape, and men who impose violence on their wives or girlfriends are rapists. This form of abuse is extremely harmful to the family unit. Each of these forms of abuse is deeply harmful, and the lasting effects of domestic abuse are harmful. Obvious physical scars can leave damage to the body, however mental scars last longer. Many mental disorders result from domestic abuse