What is DV?

Domestic Violence is the escalating pattern of coercive control that one person in a relationship uses over another.  Domestic Violence includes various tactics such as verbal, emotional, sexual, economic, physical, and spiritual abuse.  Without intervention, domestic violence will continue to escalate. 

 Abusive Behaviors

• Pushes, shoves, holds you against your will, prevents you from leaving.

• Slaps, bites, chokes, hits, punches, throws things at you.

• Subjects you to reckless driving.

• Threatens or hurts you with a weapon or object.

• Rapes you or forces sex.

• Accuses you of having sex with others.

•  Insults or drives away your family and friends, isolates you.

• Humiliates you in public or private.

• Punishes or deprives kids when mad at you, abuses pets.

• Keeps you from working, controls your money, refuses to work.

• Criticizes you, calls you names, shouts at you

• Insults your beliefs, religion, race or class.

Anyone can be victim!  Domestic Violence is an epidemic that crosses all demographic, social and educational boundaries.

 If you are being abused, REMEMBER:

                                                    You are not alone!

It is not you fault!

Help is available!

 Toll-Free SafeHaven 24-Hour Hotline     1-877-701-SAFE (7233)

National Domestic Violence Hotline        1-800-799-SAFE (7223)

All calls are confidential.

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