Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence is abuse

committed against you by

someone related by marriage,

a domestic partnership or

someone with whom you are

having or have had an intimate

                                    or dating relationship

 Domestic violence can be:

• name calling

• blaming and emotional abuse

• hitting you

• throwing things

• punching holes in the wall

• grabbing your throat

• controlling you and where you can go and who you can see

• threats to hurt you or those you love.

 Does your partner:

• Control your life?

• Scare you with threats of violence to you, the children, your pets, your family?

• Threaten to commit suicide?

• Threaten to take the children? Say you’ll never see them again?

 Do you:

• Walk on eggshells around your partner?

• Apologize all the time?

• Try to keep the children from upsetting your partner?

• Feel trapped and hopeless to change your life?

If this sounds familiar, you may have an abusive partner.

Love does not have to hurt. If you want to know more about our shelter or a restraining orderto stay safe, call us.

If your partner has ever grabbed you by the throat you are in great danger. You may have been a fraction of a second from dying.