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domestic Violence info
What is domestic violence?
Domestic violence is the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault and/or abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and control perpetrated by one intimate partner against another. It includes physical violence, sexual violence, threats, and emotional abuse. The frequency and severity of domestic violence can vary dramatically.
What is dating violence?
Dating violence is controlling, abusive, and aggressive behavior in a romantic relationship. It can happen in ANY relationship, regardless of sexual or gender orientation. It can include verbal, emotional, physical, or sexual abuse, or a combination.
What is stalking?
Stalking is a pattern of behavior that makes you feel afraid, nervous, harassed, or in danger. It is when someone repeatedly contacts you, follows you, sends you things, talks to you when you don’t want them to, or threatens you. You can be stalked by someone you know casually, a stranger, or a past or current friend, boyfriend or girlfriend.
stalking ext.
Stalking behaviors can include:
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1. Knowing your schedule
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2. Showing up at places you go
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3. Sending mail, e-mail, and pictures
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4. Calling or texting repeatedly
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5. Contacting you or posting about you on social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)
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6. Writing letters
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7. Damaging your property
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8. Creating a website about you
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9. Sending gifts
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10. Stealing things that belong to you
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Any other actions to contact, harass, track, or frighten you.
Have you experienced...
Your partner threatening or acting violent towards you or the children?
Do you find yourself making excuses or minimizing your partner's behavior?
Do you feel completely controlled by your partner?
Do you feel helpless, trapped, alone, and isolated?
Do you blame yourself for the violence?
Does your partner blame you and tell you that you are the cause of all their problems?
Do you blame the violence on stress, on drugs/alcohol, or a bad childhood?
Does your partner constantly accuse you of having affairs when they can't account for 100% of your time?
Do they tell you jealousy is a sign of love?
Do you fear going home?
Are you limited in your freedom like a child? (Go to the store and come straight home. It should take you 15 minutes.)
Do you find yourself lying to hide your partner's real behavior (for example, saying you fell down the stairs when actually you were pushed)?
Are you embarrassed or humiliated by your partner in an effort to control your behavior, especially in public?
Does your partner abandon you, leave you places, or lock you out?
Does your partner hide your keys, mail, or other important papers?
If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, you may be in a domestic violence situation.
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