Need Help Now?
If you are in immediate danger call 911.
If you are not in immediate danger and
need assistance, call our hotline:
(252) 638-5995
or the
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
All calls are confidential!
Additional Resources
(click underlined url for direct links):
National Domestic Violence Hotline
The North Carolina Coalition
Against Domestic Violence
The National Coalition Against
Domestic Violence
The National Women of Color
Network Coalition
National Latino Alliance for the
Elimination of Domestic Violence
National Center on Domestic
& Sexual Violence www.ncdsv.org
Domestic Violence is the escalating pattern of coercive control that one person in a relationship uses over another.
Domestic Violence includes various tactics such as verbal, emotional, sexual, economic, physical, and spiritual abuse. Without intervention, domestic violence will continue to escalate.
Abusive Behaviors
Pushes, shoves, holds you against your will, prevents you
from leaving.
Slaps, bites, chokes, hits, punches, throws things at you.
Subjects you to reckless driving.
Threatens or hurts you with a weapon or object.
Rapes you or forces sex.
Accuses you of having sex with others.
Insults or drives away your family and friends,
isolates you.
Humiliates you in public or private.
Punishes or deprives kids when mad at you, abuses pets.
Keeps you from working, controls your money,
refuses to work.
Criticizes you, calls you names, shouts at you
Insults your beliefs, religion, race or class.
Anyone can be victim!
Domestic Violence is an epidemic that crosses all demographic, social and
educational boundaries.
If you are being abused, REMEMBER
You are not alone!
It is not your fault!
Help is available!
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