Does your partner…
• Call you names or put you down?
• Control who you see or talk to, or what you do?
• Stop you from seeing friends or family members?
• Frequently accuse you of cheating on him/her?
• Take your money or limit your access to money?
• Threaten to take your kids away or harm them?
• Make all the decisions?
• Act like abuse is no big deal, your fault, or deny doing it?
• Blame you for his/her problems?
• Intimidate you with guns, knives, or other weapons?
• Push, slap, hit, or kick you?
• Force you to have sex?
• Threaten to hurt or kill you?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may be in an abusive relationship and help is available at Whittier Street Health Center. Ask your provider for more information or call
617-989-3027.
If you are in immediate danger, call 9-1-1 or SAFELINK, the Massachusetts 24-hour Domestic Violence Hotline, at 1-877-785-2020, for assistance.
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