| Domestic Violence |
Domestic Violence
Domestic violence can be physical, sexual or emotional abuse. Domestic violence occurs when one partner hurts and/or degrades the other partner. Domestic violence is always about power and control.
You are experiencing domestic violence if your partner...
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Slaps, punches, kicks, bites, chokes, burns you or pulls your hair.
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Calls you obscene names.
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Tries to make you have sex when you don't want to.
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Threatens to harm you, your children or him/her self.
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Controls the family money including your income, and makes you account for all spending.
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Tries to keep you from seeing family or friends.
