DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTER of Chester County

Does the Person You Love...

• Try to embarrass you, call you names or put you down?
• Monitor what you do, who you see or talk to, or where you go? 
• Stop you from seeing your friends or family members?
• Prevent you from working or attending school?
• Always have to be the decision maker?
• Sign your name to tax returns and checks, try to control your income or assets?
• Tell you that you're a bad parent or threaten to take away or hurt your children?
•  Do things that make you scared or frightened?
• Tell you their actions are no big deal or tell you it's your fault?
• Promise you they will never do it again?
• Blame alcohol or drug abuse for their actions?
• Destroy property or threaten to kill your pets?
• Shove, slap, choke, hit or confine you?
• Intimidate you with weapons like guns or knives?
• Force you to have sex when you don't want to?
• Try to convince you to drop the charges?
• Threaten to kill you or themselves? 

If you answered yes to even one of these questions...you may be involved in an abusive relationship.