This paper examines family violence and the commonality of mental illness and other psychological problems experienced by the victims. A contrast of historically accepted violent behavior and gender role indifference is discussed. The importance of external causalities within the victim's environment is discussed from an ecological point of view. Family violence is one of the main causes of serious health and psychological problems for all individuals involved in such an environment. Violence is an ongoing pattern of physical, emotional, and psychological abuse inflicted by the perpetrator. It is demonstrated that violent acts have livelong damaging effects on the victim's mind, body and soul.From an ecological point of view, family violence to understand family violence in its entire context including the problems of poverty, unemployment and substandard living condition that accompany them.