Verbal, psychological and emotional abuse happen when a person, child or adult, is repeatedly criticized, shamed, neglected, or controlled by someone they depend on for safety / survival.
Even without physical violence, this kind of treatment interferes with health and brain development.
In the moment, it creates fear, confusion, and a sense of worthlessness. For example, a child might learn to stay alert for danger instead of feeling safe and curious.
Over time, this constant stress reshapes how the brain handles emotion and threat. It can make it hard to manage stress, trust others, or feel secure in relationships. These effects often appear as anxiety, depression, or difficulty succeeding in school or work.
And these are not personal failures.
They are the developmental results of long-term emotional harm and that’s what we call emotional abuse.
Building capacity to act
We strengthen emotional literacy through structured learning programs :
Sustaining behavior change
We provide safe, structured spaces where people can apply or reinforce social emotional skills:
Creating systemic support
We integrate emotional well-being into public discourse and policy
(...) The world is in great need of young people who carry within them the promise of a better future, with the will to succeed fully in their commitments and with unwavering confidence in the future so that together we can break the cycle of violence and emotional abuse.
“Today, I realized that my relationship with my boyfriend is toxic. I have unhealthy behaviors towards him and so does he. Thank you for showing me what a healthy relationship look like.”
"... I am deeply convinced of the benefits of all this for me, my surroundings, and my descendants..."
