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Take Steps to Protect Yourself from Relationship Violence
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Talk with Your Teen about Healthy Relationships
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<p>It can be hard to know what to do when someone you care about is in a controlling or violent relationship. These tips can help.</p><h2>Watch for signs of abuse.</h2><p>Make a list of anything you see that doesn’t seem right. For example, watch for signs of:</p><ul><li>Controlling behavior, like demanding all of your loved one’s time</li><li>Physical abuse, like bruises or cuts</li><li>Emotional abuse, like put-downs or name-calling</li></ul><h2>Find out about local resources.</h2><p>Before you talk with your friend or family member, call 1-800-799-SAFE (1-800-799-7233) to get the address and phone number of the nearest domestic violence agency.</p><p>This way, you’ll be able to share the information if the person is ready for it. You can also offer to call or visit the agency together.</p><h2>Set up a time to talk.</h2><p>Make sure you can have your conversation in a safe, private place.</p><h2>Be specific about why you are worried.</h2><p>Does your friend or loved one:</p><ul><li>Spend less time with friends or doing things he used to enjoy?</li><li>Make excuses for his partner’s behavior?</li><li>Have unexplained cuts or bruises?</li></ul><p>Does your friend or loved one’s partner:</p><ul><li>Yell at or make fun of her?</li><li>Try to control her by making all of the decisions?</li><li>Check up on her when she’s at work or school?</li><li>Force her to do sexual things she doesn’t want to do?</li><li>Threaten to hurt himself if she ever breaks up with him?</li></ul><p>Try to help her see that the way she’s being treated isn’t right. The more specific you can be, the better.</p><h2>Plan for safety.</h2><p>People whose partners are controlling or violent may be in danger when they leave the relationship.</p><p>If your friend or loved one is ready to leave an abusive partner, help him make a plan for getting out of the relationship as safely as possible.</p><p>A domestic violence counselor can help with making a safety plan.</p><h2>Be patient and keep the door open.</h2><p>You can do your best to share your concerns. But your friend or loved one will decide what’s right for her, even if it doesn’t make sense to you.</p><p>It can take time for someone to be ready to talk. Let her know that you are ready to talk again whenever she is.</p><h2>Get help for yourself.</h2><p>Watching someone you care about stay in an unhealthy relationship is hard. You can get support, too. Call 1-800-799-SAFE (1-800-799-7233).</p>
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