Domestic Violence
Warning Signs of Abuse
- Call you names
- Scare you by yelling
- Try to control you by threatening or hurting you, your kids, or your pets
- Push, hit, slap, punch, and/or throw things at you
- Pull your hair
- Threaten you with a weapon (knife, gun, iron, or anything that could be used to hurt you)
- Try to manipulate you by making it seem that things are your fault
- Forbid you from leaving the house, getting a job, or talking to your relatives or friends
- Controls access to money and finances
- Force you to use drugs or have sex
