Respond to It

What do you do if your friend/family member is in an abusive relationship?

DON'T SAY:
"Are you being abused?"
"Why don't you just leave?"
"Why are you letting him/her treat you that way?"

These words add to the shame your friend/family member is already feeling about the situation. They may even isolate your friend/family member even farther away from you.

DO SAY:
"I am concerned about you."
"Is everything okay?"
"I am here for you if you ever want to talk."
"It's not your fault."
"You do not deserve to be treated this way."

MAKE THE REFERRAL

NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE
www.thehotline.org
1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
1-800-787-3224 (TTY)

Hotline advocates are available for victims and anyone calling on their behalf to provide crisis intervention, safety planning, information and referrals to agencies in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. The hotline connects victims with local resources such as shelters.

NATIONAL DATING ABUSE HELPLINE
www.loveisrespect.org
1-866-331-9474
1-866-331-8453 TTY

TAKE SOME ACTION

A few ways YOU can help PREVENT domestic abuse and dating violence are:

• Be Kind to Others…period.
• Advocate for healthy relationship and dating abuse prevention education in schools,
• Learn how to discipline your children without using power and control, force and violence,
• Assess where power and control shows up in your own life and do something to stop it,
• Raise awareness in your community CLICK HERE for information on our turn-key awareness projects.
• Help champion respect, kindness and love as the societal NORM in relationships,
• SET THE EXAMPLE,
• Do something about it by telling your friends and family to visit our website.