Please call the
National Domestic
Violence Hotline
(800) 799-SAFE (7233)

Domestic abuse is:

• a pattern of violent and coercive tactics committed by one intimate partner against another.
  
• a pattern of controlling behavior that consists of physical, sexual, and/or psychological abuse or assaults.
  
• a learned pattern of behavior.
  
• impactive to all those around the adult and child victim: family, friends, and co-workers.

These signs may indicate that someone you know
is being abused:

• Bruising in different stages of healing, especially in areas not usually seen by others.
  
• Bald spots indicating
  hair has been torn or
  pulled out.
  
• Very frequent injuries, especially
  with unusual explanations.
  
• Isolation from friends and family.
  
• Low self-esteem, a sense that she
  doesn’t deserve better treatment.
  
• Self-blame or unrealistic guilt
  (“It’s my fault, I shouldn’t have
  made him mad.”).
  
• Fear of the partner, insecurity
  about his actions.

For More information...
Call (312) 527-6765 or
visit www.cutitout.org