What are some of the signs of domestic violence?
- Controlling behavior
- Constantly accusing you of being unfaithful
- Discourage your relationships with family and friends (isolation)
- Prevent you from working or attending school (isolation)
- Constantly criticize you
- Blame you for everything
- Anger easily
- Control all finances and force you to account in detail for what you spend
- Humiliate you in front of others
- Destroy personal property or sentimental items
- Physical violence (hitting, pushing, slapping, biting, kicking)
- Threaten you
- Force you to have sex against your will
If You Need Immediate Help, Call:
- Emergency: 911
- Radiant Futures’s 24-hour Bilingual Helpline: (877) 531-5522
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: (800) 799-SAFE (7233)
Local Resources:
- Radiant Futures’s 24-hour Bilingual Helpline: (877) 531-5522
- Orange County Adult Protective Services (elder abuse): (800) 451-5155
- Orange County Child Protective Services: (714) 940-1000
- Orange County Social Services: (714) 541-7700
- Rape Crisis Hotline: North Orange County – (714) 957-2737; South Orange County – (949) 831-9110
State and National Resources:
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
- Childhelp National Abuse Hotline: 1-800-4-A-CHILD (2-4453)
- California Youth Crisis Line: 1-800-843-5200
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or 1-888-628-9454 (Spanish)