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Does your partner do the following?
- Embarrass you with bad names and put-downs?
- Look at you or act in ways that scare you?
- Control what you do, who you see or talk to, or where you go?
- Stop you from seeing or talking to friends or family?
- Take your money or Social Security, make you ask for money, or refuse to give you money?
- Make all the decisions?
- Tell you you're a bad parent or threaten to take away or hurt your children?
- Act like the abuse is no big deal, it's your fault, or even deny doing it?
- Destroy your property or threaten to kill your pets?
- Intimidate you with guns, knives, or other weapons?
- Shove, slap or hit you?
- Force you to drop charges?
- Threaten to commit suicide?
- Threaten to kill you?
If you answered yes to any of the questions above, you might be a victim of crime.
The Rose Brooks Center is here to help you. Our services are free, and we want to listen. Please call our 24 hour crisis line at 816-861-6100. Call 911 if in immediate danger.
I know someone who needs help.
You might be wondering if your friend, sister, mother, coworker or family member is dealing with an abusive situation. We encourage you to call our crisis line at 816-861-6100 for help, or in the case of immediate crisis or violence, call 911.
Most people think of domestic violence, and immediately think of black eyes and bruises. There are many components that control the daily life of a victim of abuse.
What is domestic violence?
Domestic violence is a pattern of assaultive and coercive behaviors that one person exercises over another.
Physical Violence is any physically aggressive behavior; withholding of physical needs (interrupt sleep or meals, deny help if sick), indirect physically harmful behavior, threat of physical violence (to others, to children) or destruction of property.
Physical violence includes:
· Pushing
· Shoving
· Kicking
· Slapping
· Punching
· Choking
· Biting
· Hitting
· Burning
· Stabbing
· Shooting, etc
· Hold hostage
Psychological abuse includes:
Verbal Abuse:
· Name calling, cursing and threats
· Derogatory or demeaning comments
· Emotional Abuse:
· Exploits vulnerability or character
· Insulting or criticizing
· Forcing victims to perform humiliating acts
· Threats to harass, harm, or kill the victim or victim's family
· Telling the victim he/she is mentally unstable/incompetent
· Intimidation
· Degradation
· Consistently disregarding, ignoring or neglecting the victim's requests & needs
· Using actions, statements or gestures that attack the victim's self-esteem
Other Forms Include:
· Neglect
· Denial of basic human needs - food, clothing, shelter, medical attention, or personal hygiene
· Economic Deprivation: control income, cause her to lose job, spend money on non-essentials
· Destruction of property or pets
· Isolation
· Locking victim in the home
· Providing no access to a car or telephone
· Not allowing contact with friends and family
· Use of children to control adult victim
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