Strengthening Women’s Group

Abuse has many forms

Verbal:

Excessive yelling, name-calling, threats, isolating and restricting your freedom, controlling what you do, who you see, what you read and where you go.

Physical:

Shaking, slapping, punching, shoving, kicking, hitting, biting, scratching or use of a weapon.

Sexual:

Imposing sexual contact on you or your children, using humiliating sexual language.

Intimidation:

Using looks, actions, expressions or a loud voice to intimidate you. Smashing things, destroying property or pets.

Emotional:

Putting you down, refusing to acknowledge your feelings or ideas, humiliating you.

Using Male Privilege:

Treating you like a servant, deciding for your family about money, free time, friends and where to live.

• For those still living with their partner – help you see what choices you have about leaving or staying in the relationship and what the outcomes of those choices may mean.
• For those who have already left – give you an opportunity to understand the dynamics of a controlling relationship so you don’t enter another one.
• Inform you of other support agencies in the community.
• Give you the opportunity to plan for a brighter future.