Domestic Violence
Rape and Sexual Assault
This page is devoted to fact sheets I have collected on domestic violence. I personally have not experienced domestic violence first hand, but I have had many friends who have. Most realize that they are being abused, but are too afraid to get away.
If you or anyone you know is a victim of domestic violence, do try your best to help them. You can find information here on how to confront that person. Remember however that your first priority is to keep yourself safe. Abusers are very unpredictable, and will do just about anything to maintain their control.
- Domestic Violence Resources
Myths surrounding domestic violence
Why She Stays, When She Goes (under construction)
What Keeps an Abuser From Battering? (under construction)
Facilitating Conversation with a Suspected Victim of Domestic Violence (under construction)
National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE
This 24-hour hotline is staffed by trained mulitlingual volunteers and supplemented by AT&T’s "Language Line"- providing immediate intervention assistance and information about shelters, counseling, health care centers and legal advocacy to victims, their children and family members. Assistance may be obtained in over 140 languages and dialects, including: Spanish, French, German, Arabic, Italian, Armenian, Hebrew, Chinese (7 dialects), Hmong, Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Romanian, Czech, and Russian.
Child Abuse
Other Pages of Interest
