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Are You In A Safe Relationship?

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If you are being abused, you are not alone. In fact, 4 million American women experience a serious assault by a partner each year 1 and on average, more than three women are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends every day.2

What you should know:

Abuse can have a lasting effect on you and your baby.
After your baby is born, the abuse may worsen. The person who is abusing you may abuse your child too.
Abuse can take many forms. It can be physical, sexual or emotional.
Read more about abuse at http://www.ndvh.org/educate/what_is_dv.html

If you feel you are in an unsafe relationship get help immediately! Visit the National Domestic Violence Hotline on the web at www.ndvh.org or call the Washington State Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-562-6025. You will be put in touch with resources that can help you. If you are in immediate danger, call 911.

References:

1. Issues and Dilemmas in Family Violence: Report of the American Psychological Association Presidential Task Force on Violence and the Family . Washington, DC: American Psychological Association; 1996.

2. Bureau of Justice Statistics Crime Data Brief, Intimate Partner Violence, 1993-2001, February 2003