A source for domestic volence in this community is
Safehaven. They also have a 24-hour rape crisis number, 662
327-2259.
Get Help Anywhere in the United States
If there is something
about your relationship that scares you, call the National Domestic Violence
Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). Someone is available at all times to listen
and provide information to help you get safe. The National Domestic
Violence Hotline (NDVH) is a nationwide resource available 24 hours a day, 365
days a year. All calls to NDVH are anonymous and translation is available for
over 140 languages. Hotline Advocates have access to over 4800 resources
nationwide and are able to connect callers to the services and programs
available in their area.
Are You in an Abusive
Relationship? Relationship Quiz
Does your partner:
- Act
extremely jealous of others who pay attention to you, or use jealousy to justify
his/her actions?
- Control your finances, behavior and even whom you
socialize with?
- Make you afraid by using looks, actions, and gestures like
smashing things, destroying your property or displaying weapons?
- Threaten
to kill you or commit suicide?
- Make all the decisions?
- Stop you from
seeing or talking to friends, family or limits your outside involvement?
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Act like the abuse is no big deal, it's your fault or even deny doing it?
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Threaten to kill your pets?
- Put you down in front of other people,
humiliate you, play mind games and make you feel as if you are crazy?
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Prevent you from getting or keeping a job?
- Take your money or does not let
you know about or have access to the family income?
- Threaten to take the
children away?
Do you:
- Become quiet when he/she is around and feel
afraid of making him/her angry?
- Cancel plans at the last minute?
- Stop
seeing your friends and family members, becoming more and more isolated?
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Find yourself explaining bruises to family or friends?
If you answered
yes to any of these questions, you may be involved in a relationship that is
physically, emotionally or sexually abusive.
You may be in an emotionally
abusive relationship if your partner:
- Calls you names, insults you or
continually criticizes you.
- Does not trust you and acts jealous or
possessive.
- Tries to isolate you from family or friends.
- Monitors
where you go, whom you call and whom you spend time with.
- Does not want you
to work.
- Controls finances or refuses to share money.
- Punishes you by
withholding affection.
- Expects you to ask permission.
- Threatens to
hurt you, the children, your family or your pets.
- Humiliates you in any
way.
You may be in a physically abusive relationship if your partner has
ever:
- Damaged property when angry (thrown objects, punched walls, kicked
doors, etc.).
- Pushed, slapped, bitten, kicked or choked you.
- Abandoned
you in a dangerous or unfamiliar place.
- Scared you by driving
recklessly.
- Used a weapon to threaten or hurt you.
- Forced you to leave
your home.
- Trapped you in your home or kept you from leaving.
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Prevented you from calling police or seeking medical attention.
- Hurt your
children.
- Used physical force in sexual situations.
You may be in a
sexually abusive relationship if your partner:
- Views women as objects and
believes in rigid gender roles.
- Accuses you of cheating or is often jealous
of your outside relationships.
- Wants you to dress in a sexual way.
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Insults you in sexual ways or calls you sexual names.
- Has ever forced or
manipulated you into to having sex or performing sexual acts.
- Held you down
during sex.
- Demanded sex when you were sick, tired or after beating
you.
- Hurt you with weapons or objects during sex.
- Involved other
people in sexual activities with you.
- Ignored your feelings regarding sex.
Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence (MCADV) has many
resources for all aspects of the domestic violence issue. The
National Domestic Violence Hotline has a link for each state, including
Mississippi.