What is Domestic Violence?

Domestic violence is an escalating pattern of abuse in which one person in an intimate relationship does a variety of things to control another person. (By “intimate” we mean marriage, dating, parent/child, siblings or former partners.) Physical abuse is probably what most people think of with domestic violence, but it is just ONE of MANY ways that your partner might try to gain power and control in your relationship. Read more...

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Our mission is to end domestic violence and sexual assault and promote an equitable, safe environment for all. We're here 24 hours a day, seven days a week to provide individual and group support, emergency shelter, and teen parent support.

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