Get Help
Domestic Violence Support Resources
- IMPACT Family Violence Services An intervention program for male abusers
Phone: (980) 721-7268
Email: b.cote@impactdv.org - National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- The National Domestic Violence Hotline
Call 24/7/365: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
1-800-787-3224(TTY).
All calls are confidential. - Domestic Violence Screening Quiz
- What is a safety plan and how do I make one? See the National Domestic Violence Hotline: Path to Safety
Am I In an Abusive Relationship?
Some signs of an abusive relationship include a partner who:
- Tells you that you can never do anything right
- Shows extreme jealousy of your friends and time spent away
- Keeps you or discourages you from seeing friends or family members
- Insults, demeans or shames you with put-downs
- Controls every penny spent in the household
- Takes your money or refuses to give you money for necessary expenses
- Acts in ways that scare you
- Controls who you see, where you go, or what you do
- Prevents you from making your own decisions
- Tells you that you are a bad parent or threatens to harm or take away your children
- Prevents you from working or attending school
- Destroys your property or threatens to hurt or kill your pets
- Intimidates you with guns, knives or other weapons
- Pressures you to have sex when you don’t want to or do things sexually you’re not comfortable with
- Pressures you to use drugs or alcohol