Anyone can be a victim! Victims can be of any age, sex, race, culture, religion, education, employment or marital status. Although both men and women can be abused, most victims are women. Children in homes where there is domestic violence are more likely to be abused and / or abandoned. Most children in these homes know violence. Even if a child is not physically injured, may have emotional and behavioral problems.
Given that abuse can happen to anyone, people can have interests. All resources mentioned in this book to understand their concerns. They will listen and treat you with respect.
If you are a person of color ...
You may be afraid of prejudice. You may be afraid of being blamed for leaving their community for help.If you are a gay, lesbian or transsexual ...
You may be afraid of people know about their sexual orientation.If you are physically or mentally, or elderly ...
You can expect your attacker to take care of you. You can not have others to help.If you are a victim of abuse ...
You may feel embarrassed and afraid no one will believe you.If you are from another country ...
You may be afraid of being deported.If your religion is hard to get help ...
You may feel as if you were to stay and not break the family.If you are a teenager ...
You may be abused or at risk if you go to a person who:is very jealous and / or spiesnot allow you to break the linkpity that in some way, is violent, or brags about hurting othersyou down or you feel badrequires you to have sex or you're afraid to say no to sexdrug or alcohol abuse, and insists that you use drugs or alcoholhas a history of bad relationships and blames othersIt is difficult for adolescents to leave their abuser if they go to school even.You can not hide. Gay and lesbian teens are very isolated. They may fear they may have to disclose their sexual orientation.
If you think you are being abused, do not forget to ask for help. If your family or your friends warn you about the person you are dating, think about getting help. Talk to friends of family members, or someone you can trust.Call a resource listed in this book. This is a help to you. You do not have to suffer in silence.If you are a child in a violent home ...
Most children in these homes know violence. Parents may think that children do not experience violence, but above all they do. Children often know what happened. They may feel helpless, scared and upset. You may also feel that violence is their fault.
Domestic violence is dangerous for children. Children live in fear noises, yelling and hitting. They fear for their parents and themselves. Children feel bad, can not stop the violence. If they try to stop the fight, you may be injured. They can also be affected by things that are thrown or weapons are used. Children are harmed just by seeing and hearing the violence.
Children from violent homes can not get the care they need. A parent who is being abused may be too much pain to care for your child.
Children living in violent homes have many problems. They may have trouble sleeping. They may have difficulty in school and getting along with others. They often feel sad and scared all the time. They can grow up feeling bad about themselves. These problems do not disappear by themselves. They may be there, even when the child grows.
There is help for children in violent homes. Call a resource listed in this book to talk to someone. This can also help if you grew up in violent homes.If you are being harassed ...
Stalking is repeated harassment that makes you feel scared or upset. A stalker can be someone you know or a stranger. Often bother people by giving them the attention they do not want. This can be unwanted calls or gifts, or following people by going to where they live or work. It can also be a threat to you or your family.People may think that bullying is not dangerous, because no one was hurt physically. Stalking is serious. It is against the law. Often turns into physical violence.
There is help. Learn how to get a personal protection order (PPO). You can also tell the police. You can reach an agreement by following what the stalker does by:
tell the police every time the stalker to contact youholding a book with you at all times so you can write the stalkers contactsMessages for telephony savings stalkerSaving letters and gifts from the stalkerwrite information to the stalker, like how they look, the kind of car they drive and license plate number.
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