DO YOU:
- Shove, slap or hit your partner when you want control?
- Throw things at your partner or destroy their property to make a point?
- Get over jealous or possessive about your partner having their own life?
- Control what your partner does, who they see or talk to, or where they
go?
- Feel like you have the right to put your partner in their place by using
verbal, emotional or physical abuse if necessary when they upset you?
- Make all the decisions, no matter what?
- Embarrass your partner with bad names and put downs?
- Come from an abusive childhood and find yourself repeating the patterns?
with your partner?
DOES YOUR PARTNER:
- Embarrass you with bad names and putdowns?
- Look at you or act in ways that scare you?
- Throw things at or near you?
- Pressure you into having sex?
- Control what you do, who you see or talk to, or where you go?
- Act extremely jealous or possessive?
- Take your money or Social Security, make you ask for money, or refuse to
give you money?
- Make all the decisions?
- Act like the abuse is no big deal, it’s your fault, or even deny doing
it?
- Shove you, slap you or hit you?
If you answered even one of these questions with a YES, you might
be in an abusive relationship.
The Information in this section can
help you define what an abusive relationship consists of and provide
resources for more information.
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Local Resources
Catalyst Domestic Violence Services
24-hour Crisis/Referral Line: 1-800-895-8476 Please visit our Programs page for other Catalyst Resources.
Homeless Emergency Runaway Effort (H.E.R.E.)
800-371-4373
Northern Vally Catholic Social Services
530-345-1600
Rape Crisis 24 hour crisis line
(collect calls accepted) 530-342-7273
Butte County Health Department
Teen Services Butte Co.
530-891-2731 or 538-7341
School Ties Homeless Education Support
K-12 Grades
530-532-5648
Stonewall Alliance
LGBTQ Community
530-893-3336
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