• Has your partner ever hit, pushed, grabbed, threatened, frightened or intimidated you or your children?
• Are you or your children afraid of your partner?
• Does your partner insult you by calling you names, criticizing you frequently, humiliating you in public or private, or try to make you feel crazy?
• Does your partner often pressure you to do things his/her way, even if you don’t want to?
• Does your partner try to control you by telling you who to see, where to go, or what to wear?
• Does your partner check up on you by listening to your telephone conversations, asking where you’ve been, calling you at work throughout the day, or checking the mileage on your car?
• Does your partner blame you, others, alcohol, stress, and/or family problems for his/her behavior?
• Is your partner possessive over you or jealous of any contact you have with others?
• Has your partner ever been accused of mistreating your children?

If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you may be a victim of domestic violence. Help is available. To locate services in your area, go to Domestic Violence Agency Links.

Batterers

• Have you ever hit, pushed, grabbed, threatened, frightened or intimidated your partner?
• Has your partner told you that she/he is afraid of you, or shown fear in other ways? Are your children afraid of you?
• Do you insult your partner by calling her/him names, criticizing frequently, humiliating her/him in public or private, or try to make her/him feel crazy?
• Do you often pressure your partner to do things your way, even if she/he doesn’t want to?
• Do you try to control your partner by telling her/him who to see, where to go, or what to wear?
• Do check up on your partner by listening to her/his telephone conversations, asking where she/he has been, calling her/him at work throughout the day, or checking the mileage on her/his car?
• Do you blame your partner, others, alcohol, stress, and/or family problems for your behavior?
• Are you possessive over your partner or jealous of any contact she/he has with others?
• Have you ever been accused of mistreating your children?

If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you may be committing domestic violence. Help is available. To locate services in your area, go to Domestic Violence Agency Links.

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