About Domestic Violence
There are many types of Domestic Violence including:
- Physical Abuse
- Emotional/Mental Abuse
- Sexual Abuse
Specific incidents may include, but are not limited to:
- Pushing, Shoving
- Strangling
- Locking a person out, or blocking the door
- Kicking
- Abandoning a person in a place
- Throwing objects
- Threatening harm
- Using a knife or a gun
- Driving recklessly with a passenger
- Hair Pulling
- Threatening or harassing language
- Ridiculing, Humiliating, Insulting, or Embarrassing you
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Ignoring or withholding affection or approval
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Criticizing
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Abusing pets to hurt a family member
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Intimidation
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Controlling finances
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Extreme jealousy
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Isolation
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Forcing of unwanted sexual acts
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Insisting on unwanted or uncomfortable touching
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Committing rape or incest
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Treating others as sex objects
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Making demeaning sexually suggestive remarks
The aim of domestic violence, no matter the type, is to assert power and control over another person.
Domestic violence usually increases in severity over time.
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Ending Violence in Carbon County One Family at a Time
Tidbits
12/27/07
Category: General
Posted by: SaraCOVE
January's meeting is set for Thursday the 17th at 6:00 pm. The topic will be safety planning and using the VINE System. Volunteers are requested to come, and all others are welcome!!
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12/27/07
Category: General
Posted by: SaraCOVE
Our first ever newsletter is one its way!! We are excited to share it with you! To get on our mailing list drop us an email or call our office! To download a copy please follow this link to the full story!
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