 |
|
|
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
TYPE/CYCLES
OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
|
|
|
Types of Domestic Violence:
Physical: Any form of assault committed against a spouse/significant
other, children, or pets
Sexual: Engaging in any form of sexual activity without consent is
abuse even if the person is married/intimate partner
Emotional: Using emotions as a weapon to have power or control over
the spouse/intimate partner
Economic: Using money to keep the
spouse/significant other financially powerless.
Cycle of Domestic Violence:
1. Tension-building stage: The batterer becomes increasingly tense and angry.
The victim holds herself responsible for the batterer's unhappiness. The batterer
becomes verbally abusive, and may commit some minor physical abuse or
destroy the victim's personal property.
2. Explosive stage: The batterer's violence is out of control and out of
proportion to the situation. People who try to help the victim may also be in
danger during this stage.
3. Honeymoon stage: The batterer apologizes to the victim, and seems truly
sorry for the assault. Often, the batterer will promise that the violence will never
happen again. This can sometimes cause the victim to reunite with the batterer.
Despite the batterer's promises during the honeymoon stage, without help from
counseling and other outside sources,
NOTHING will prevent the violence from happening again.
Domestic violence slowly destroys the lives of all people who are involved in a
violent relationship: batterer, victim, and children. If you are a victim of domestic
violence, help is available. Please don't be afraid to ask.
|
|
Victim Contact Information
| Victim Contact Information |
24-Hour Hotlines
Domestic Violence:
Rape Crisis Contact:
Mobile Crisis Unit:
Child Abuse Hotline:
Abriendo Puertas:
Northern Kent:
Kent/Sussex Counties:
|
302-762-6110
800-262-9800
800-652-2929
800-292-9582
302-745-9874
302-678-3886
302-422-8058
|
Full
Victim Contact List |
|
|
|
Related Links
|
|
|
|
|
Last Updated: Wednesday, 17-Oct-2007 17:46:31 EDT
|