Domestic Violence Awareness

October is  Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but it is also DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS Month.

Violence can be criminal and includes physical assault (hitting, pushing, shoving, etc.), sexual abuse (unwanted or forced sexual activity), and stalking. Although emotional, psychological and financial abuse are not criminal behaviors, they are forms of abuse and can lead to criminal violence.


Examples of abuse include:

• name-calling or putdowns
• keeping a partner from contacting their family or friends
• withholding money
• stopping a partner from getting or keeping a job
• actual or threatened physical harm
• sexual assault
• stalking
• intimidation

ANYONE CAN BE A VICTIM! Victims can be of any age, sex, race, culture, religion, education, employment or marital status. Although both men and women can be abused, most victims are women. Children in homes where there is domestic violence are more likely to be abused and/or neglected. Most children in these homes know about the violence. Even if a child is not physically harmed, they may have emotional and behavior problems.

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 or TTY 1-800-787-3224.
Take affirmative action and make a plan for what you need to have and do. Follow th4e steps laid out in this SAFETY PLAN.
 
If you are being abused, please contact the hotline!!
http://www.thehotline.org/
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 or
TTY 1-800-787-3224.

If you are in danger, please call 911


Domestic Violence Awareness Video:

Remember:

1. You are not alone!
2. It is NOT your fault!
3. Help IS available!