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About Domestic Violence

The Hotline is an immediate link to lifesaving help for victims. It provides information and assistance to adult and youth victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, family and household members, and other persons such as domestic violence advocates, government officials, law enforcement agencies and the general public. Virgin Islands. Persons can also contact the Hotline through an email request from the Hotline website.

The National Domestic Violence Hotline received more calls, online chats, and texts, also known as “contacts”, in than in any other year.

Center hours will vary and in some cases, services may be offered online or by phone. For your safety and the safety of others, please call if you do not already have a scheduled appointment so that we can work with you to determine the best response. Abuse occurs in all types of relationships and among people with varying backgrounds of age, race, religion, financial status, sexual orientation and education.

Teen dating abuse is any act that causes harm or threatens the risk of harm to a teen by an individual who is in a current or former dating relationship with that teen. Teen dating abuse may be physical, sexual, financial, verbal or emotional in nature. While abuse often occurs as a pattern of controlling behavior, a single episode of abuse is cause for concern. Dating violence, or teen dating abuse, is about the power and control that one person uses against a partner.

It is important for parent s to know whom your teens are dating and to talk with them about healthy relationships. Keep in mind that some teens may mistake attention as expressions of love when in fact they are warning signs of control. If your teen does not choose to talk, they may still be listening. Ask if they would be more comfortable talking with someone else, such as a counselor, coach, friend or another trusted person. It is important to get help safely.