In the USA, if you are being battered, beaten,or physically tortured by someone you love, call this national hotline to discuss domestic violence solutions.  1.800.799.SAFE (7233) 1.800.787.3224 (TTY)  Anonymous & Confidential Help 24/7 Read more here:  http://www.ndvh.org/

If you have received physical injuries from battery or torture report the incident to local police.  Domestic violence is a civil matter however physical abuse of anyone can be a felonly crime.  Hold the perpetrator of violence accountable for their actions.  That is often the only way they will be stopped.

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Beating Fists (Closed Hand) and Coercive Subjugation are examples of brutality, especially when you consider this website is focused only on children, between birth and 13 years old.

Body to Body describes terms commonly used to abuse children  (often referred to as "discipline")

The permanent damage brutalization has on the undeveloped body, mind and spirit of a child can not be measured.  Even when physical injuries heal, a damaged mind remains permanently altered.