This is a FACT Sheet about Intimate partner violence published by the Work-Family Research Network. IVP is described in the following three facts:

• Fact 1: “The term intimate partner violence refers to any physical or sexual violence, stalking, and/or psychological aggression by a current or former dating partner or spouse.” (Leemis et al. 2022:1). • Fact 2: “Economic abuse involves behaviors that control a woman’s ability to acquire, use, and maintain economic resources, thus threatening her economic security and potential for self-sufficiency.” (Adams et al. 2008:564). • Fact 3: “While women’s physical safety must always take precedence in dealing with issues of IPV, the presence of economic abuse is a dimension of IPV that should be recognized, assessed, and addressed along with physical, sexual, and