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You Have the Right to Be Safe!
in your relationship...
- Make all the decisions?
- Pressure you to have sex?
- Keep you from seeing your friends and family?
- Act jealous or possessive?
- Not take your opinion seriously?
- Put you down, call you names, or humiliate you?
- Slap, push, or hit you?
If you answered yes to any of these, your boyfriend may be an abuser.
You are not alone - help is available. Domestic violence is never the
victim's fault.
Tell A Safe Person
If you need to talk with a safe person, tell:
- A Teacher
- A Crisis Advocate
- Your School Police Officer
- Someone in your Family
- Your School Counselor
- Someone in your Faith Community
- Another Person you Trust
Get a 9-1-1 Cell Phone
Mid-Valley Women's Crisis Service can provide you with a cell phone
for 9-1-1 use at no cost. A cell phone can be an important part of your
safety plan.
What is Domestic violence?
Domestic violence is a pattern of behaviors that one person uses to
physically, sexually, emotionally and/or verbally abuse another person.
Remember, domestic violence is never the fault of the victim.
- More than one in four young women are victims of domestic
violence.
- Jealousy and possessiveness are not a sign of love.
- Thirty percent of young women aged 15-19 who are murdered, are
killed by their boyfriend.
- Domestic violence happens because abusers believe they have a
right to have power and control over their partner. It is not about
anger, alcohol, or drugs.
- Domestic violence occurs in every part of our society. No group
or community is immune to it.
What is sexual assault?
Sexual assault is sexual contact with anyone who cannot or does not
give informed consent.
- Sexual assaults are planned by offenders.
- Over 60% of sexual assaults are committed by someone that the
survivor knows.
- Over 40% of sexual assaults occur in the victim's home.
- Every 2 minutes, somewhere in the United States, someone is
sexually assaulted.
- No one asks to be sexually assaulted. People have the right to
be safe from sexual violence. The offender, not the survivor, must
be held responsible for this crime.
A survivor of sexual assault deserves to be believed,
to have her feelings validated and to know she is not alone.
Important Phone Numbers
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Phone Number
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| Police |
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911
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| Alcohol & Drug Abuse Hotline 24 hours |
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1 (800) 821-4357
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| Child Abuse Reporting |
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1-877-302-0077
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| HIV/AIDS Hotline 24 hours |
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1 (800) 342-2437
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| HOME Youth Resource Center |
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(503) 391-6428
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| HOST Teen Shelter 24 hours |
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(503) 588-5825
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| Mano a Mano |
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(503) 363-1895
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| Planned Parenthood Hotline |
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1 (800) 230-7526
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| Runaway Hotline 24 hours |
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1 (800) 621-4000
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| Suicide Hotline 24 hours |
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1 (800) 784-2433
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Tillamook County Health Dept (503)842-3900
Tillamook County Family Counseling (503)842-8201
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24 hour hotline: (503)
842-9486 or toll free in Oregon 1 (800-992-1679
August 2006 © Tillamook County Women's Resource Center
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