LOVE SHOULD
NEVER HURT
KNOW THE SIGNS OF ABUSE IN ROMANTIC
RELATIONSHIPS
57% PERCENT OF
COLLEGE STUDENTS SAY
IT'S DIFFICULT TO
IDENTIFY DATING ABUSE
ABUSE CAN COME IN MANY FORMS
YOUR PARTNER MAY THREATEN TO HURT YOU OR
THEMSELVES, TELL YOU HOW TO DRESS OR CONTROL
YOUR APPEARANCE, RESTRICT YOUR FINANCES, PREVENT
YOU FROM LEAVING THE HOME OR GOING OUT
MENTAL ABUSE SIGNS
THEY MAY ISOLATE YOU FROM LOVED ONES, INVALIDATE
YOUR FEELINGS, REFUSE AFFECTION OR LOVE TO GET
YOU TO DO SOMETHING, INSULT YOU, ACT TOTALLY
DIFFERENT IN FRONT OF OTHERS ,
IN RESPONSE TO ABUSE
YOU MAY FEEL DEPENDENT ON YOUR ABUSIVE
PARTNER, DEFEND THE ABUSER IN FRONT OF LOVED
ONES, INVALIDATE YOUR OWN EMOTIONS, FEAR LIVING
WITHOUT YOUR PARTNER, OR DENY YOUR SITUATION
WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP MYSELF
OR OTHERS?
IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING THE ABUSE, CALL THE
NATIONAL ABUSE HOTLINE FOR RESOURCES SUCH AS
SHELTERS AT 800-799-7233. KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACTIONS OF OTHERS
IF SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS EXPERIENCING ABUSE, CALL
THE NATIONAL ABUSE HOTLINE, THANK YOUR FRIEND FOR
CONFIDING IN YOU, AND VERBALLY SUPPORT THEM.
TAILOR A SAFETY PLAN IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, HELP
THEM SEARCH FOR RESOURCES,