Abuse is anything that harms another person. It can occur in many forms, for example: 

• Physical abuse
• Domestic Abuse
• Sexual abuse
• Psychological abuse
• Financial or material abuse
• Modern slavery
• Discriminatory abuse
• Organisational abuse
• Neglect and acts of omission
• Self-neglect

For more information about all these types of abuse, see main page, 'What is safeguarding?'.