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Intimate/Domestic Violence Resources

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SAFETY ALERT: Computer use can be monitored and it is impossible to completely clear all website footprints. If you are in danger, please use a safer computer that your abuser can not access directly or remotely, or call Ohio Domestic Violence Network 800-934-9840 or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE.

It is very difficult for victims of intimate/domestic violence to recognize that they are victims and that they can leave abusive situations. The following resources are intended to assist people in recognizing the circumstances that are considered intimate/domestic violence. Intimate/domestic violence involves people who are or have been in a relationship such as husband-wife, boyfriend-girlfriend, or parent-child. Such relationships sometimes deteriorate, with one person becoming abusive toward the other, using physical violence and/or psychological threats. Recent research reveals that such abuse can increase and is worst when a victim attempts to end the relationship. It is critical, therefore, for victims to receive support in order to leave abusive situations safely. Our goal is to provide victims and witnesses of intimate/domestic violence with a set of resources to facilitate provision of such support.

This site is dedicated to the memory of our physician and friend
Margo S. Prade, M.D.
and all other victims of domestic violence.



This page is under construction and can be expected to change as new resources become available. If you would like us to add links or if you encounter broken links, please notify us at ABackans@abackans.com.

Table of Contents

Definitions

Psychological Abuse Psychological and Physical Abuse

Stalking

Definitions and Statistics
Stalking Safety
 
Laws Relevant to Stalking

How to Identify Victims -- Self

Symptoms of Emotional Abuse (Lorelei)

Symptoms of Abuse: Threats; Power Misuse; and Control (Metro Nashville, Tennessee Police)

Marital Rape (National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women (VAWnet))

When Someone You Love Hurts You: Domestic Abuse Often Unreported, Unrecognized, and Untreated in Emergency Departments (American Medical Association Patient Page -- Domestic Violence)

Relationship Violence Warning Signs (University of Buffalo Counseling Center)

Ending Abuse in Lesbian, Bisexual Women's, and Transgender Communities (Network for Battered Lesbians and Bisexual Women; English and Spanish)

Domestic Violence Information for Lesbian, Transgender, and Bisexual Women (New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project; 24-hour hotline English and Spanish (212) 714-1141)

Alcohol Abuse and Domestic Violence (Women's Rural Advocacy Programs)

12 Ways to Tell Whether Your Man May Turn Into an Abuser (Women's Rural Advocacy Programs)

Men Who Batter (Women's Rural Advocacy Programs)

Lethality Scale: Are You or Someone You Love in Danger of Being Seriously Injured or Killed? (Lenore Walker, Ed.D., Domestic Violence Institute)

Battered Women's Questionnaire (Lenore Walker, Ed.D., Domestic Violence Institute)

How to Identify Victims -- Others

General Public Health personnel

How to Get Help

If you are in immediate danger, call 911 now!

Emergency Hotlines and Shelter Information Akron, Ohio Emergency Services