1. Domestic Violence
Awareness.
You are not alone!
New York City Resources
Domestic Violence is ...
Domestic Violence is a pattern of assaultive and
coercive behavior. Domestic Violence can include
physical and sexual abuse, psychological abuse,
economic abuse and isolation against an intimate
partner or family member. Domestic violence can
affect anyone, regardless of income, race, ethnicity,
sexual orientation, gender identity or religion. One
in four women will experience domestic violence
in her lifetime. Domestic violence occurs in same-
sex relationships and men can be victims as well.
DID YOU KNOW…
 One in every four women will experience domestic
violence in her lifetime.
 An estimated 1.3 million women are victims of physi-
cal assault by an intimate partner each year.
 85% of domestic violence victims are women.
 Historically, females have been most often victimized
by someone they knew.
 Females who are 20-24 years of age are at the greatest
risk of nonfatal intimate partner violence.
 Most cases of domestic violence are never reported to
the police.
 Almost one-third of female homicide victims that
are reported in police records are killed by an intimate
partner.
 Less than one-fifth of victims reporting an injury from
Intimate partner violence sought medical treatment
following the injury.
 One in 6 women and 1 in 33 men have
experienced an attempted or completed rape.
 The cost of intimate partner violence exceeds
$5.8 billion each year, $4.1 billion of which is for
direct medical and mental health services
Retrieved from www.ncadv.org
CREATE A SAFETY PLAN
If you are still in the relationship:
 Have safe place to go if an argument
occurs. Avoid rooms with no exits or
rooms with weapons (such as the kitchen).
 Make a list of safe people to contact.
 Keep cash and change with you at all times.
 Memorize all important numbers.
 Establish a "code word" or "sign" so that friends,
family or co-workers know when to call for help.
 Consider what you will say to your partner if heshe
becomes violent towards you!
If you have left the relationship:
 Change your phone number(s).
 Screen your calls.
 Save & document all contacts, messages, inju-
ries or other incidents involving the abuser. A
paper trail is helpful in court!
 Change all locks!
 Avoid being alone and do not meet your abuser
in private! Public settings if necessary with
others present!
 Plan how to get away if confronted by an abu-
sive partner.
 Vary your routine. Change it up. Don’t be
predictable!
 CALL A SHELTER FOR BATTERED WOMEN.
Domestic Violence and Healthcare
Domestic violence is an important healthcare
issue. Healthcare settings provide a safe entry
point for victims of domestic violence.
Healthcare providers have a unique opportunity
to detect abuse and assist in the management of
each victim's care. Victims of domestic violence
seeking assistance for injuries sustained during
a battering incident may go to any hospital and
receive help. Retrieved from www.nyc.gov
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LIFE NET
NYC Department of Health and Men-
tal Hygiene
◦Telephone: 1-800-LIFENET
◦TDD: 212-982-5284
◦Spanish: 800-AYUDESE
◦Mandarin and Cantonese: 877-990-8585
RAIN, Inc.
R.A.I.N. Once Stop Services to the
Elderly
1168 Castle Hill Avenue, Bronx, NY
10462
◦ Telephone: 718-239-4358 ◦ Fax: 718-
239-1528
Adult Protective Services
NYC Human Resources Administration
Telephone: 212-630-1853
Crime Victims Hotline/Crisis Support
Line
Safe Horizon
Telephone: 212-577-7777
Hotline: 212-227-3000 or
800-621-HOPE
Domestic Violence Hotline(24 Hours)
◦Telephone: 1-800-621-HOPE (4673) or
311
◦Telephone /Hearing Impaired: 1-800-810-
7444
Website: www.nyc.gov/domesticviolence
National Domestic Violence
Hotline: 800-799-SAFE (7233)
or 800-787-3224 (TTY)
www.ndvh.org
National Coalition Against
Domestic Violence
303-839-1852
www.ncadv.org
National Network to End
Domestic Violence
202-543-5566
www.nnedv.org
The Family Violence
Prevention Fund
415-252-8900
www.endabuse.org
National Resource Center
on Domestic Violence
800-537-2238
www.nrcdv.org
The Battered Women’s
Justice Project
800-903-0111
www.bwip.org.
The Domestic Violence and
Mental Health Policy
Initiative
312-726-7020
www.dvmhpi.org
Rape Abuse and Incest
National Network (RAINN)
800-656-HOPE
www.rainn.org
EMERGENCY
SHELTER
Victims of domestic violence can
access the emergency domestic
violence shelter system by con-
tacting the 24-hour, all language,
toll-free New York City Domes-
tic Violence Hotline at 800-621-
HOPE (4673). Hotline workers
screen all callers who request
emergency domestic violence
shelter. If the caller is found eligi-
ble, hotline staff will link the vic-
tim to available shelter services.
Retrieved from www.nyc.gov
REMEMBER...
Love does not hurt! We
are each entitled to
live, love and thrive
without fear!
“Every great dream begins with a
dreamer. Always remember, you have with-
in you the strength, the patience and the
passion to reach for the stars to change the
world.” Harriet Tubman