Abusive Situations

"So many people suffer from abuse, and suffer alone." – Pamela Stephenson

ALL abusive situations are very complex and hard to get out of. The links below are for support with the more common questions. Of course there is SO much more support needed than just what is below. If you don’t see the resource you’re looking for, Domesticshelters.org has resources for every question anyone could have. Please look around their site.

If you need resources for parenting an abused child or parenting after being abused, look HERE.

A resource compilation for recovering abusers is in progress.

Family

(L) How to handle ongoing abuse chats

(L) Reporting abuse

(L) Making sure they're safe

• Resources for those with abusive families

- Hotline for child abuse

- Help for adult victims of child abuse
- What to do if you're being abused

- (T) Dealing with emotionally abusive caregivers

- Support for adults with abusive family members
- About sibling abuse

- Restraining orders

- (T) Restraining orders

- (T) Shelters and resources

- About parents stalking

• Resources for those wondering if their family is abusive

- How to tell if my family is emotionally abusive

- (T) Is this abuse?

- (T) Signs your family is abusive (Questionnaire)
- Types of child abuse

• Resources for those concerned about someone else

- What to do if you think you’re seeing child abuse

- How to help a friend who’s being abused

- Support for parents of teens who have been abused by a family member

- Support for parents of sexual abuse victims

• Understanding what abuse looks like

- Understanding child abuse
- Types of child abuse

Relationships

(L) How to handle ongoing abuse chats

(L) Reporting abuse

(L) Making sure they’re safe

• Resources for those in abusive relationships

- Hotline

- Helplines that accept men

- Support for abused men
- Online domestic violence chat (Accepts men)

- National support

- Escaping an abusive relationship

- Stalkers

- Restraining orders

- (T) Restraining orders

- Shelters for pregnant women and babies

- Getting kids out of harms way

- Shelters

• Resources for those wondering if they’re in an abusive relationship

- Am I in an abusive relationship?

• Resources for those worried about someone else

- What to do if you think you’re seeing domestic abuse

- How to help a friend who’s being abused
- When you think your child is in an abusive relationship

• Understanding abuse

- About Domestic abuse

- About abused men

Authority Figures

(L) How to handle ongoing abuse chats

(L) Reporting abuse

• Resources for those being abused by authority figures

- (T) Abusive teachers
- Abusive teachers
- Abusive bosses
- Sexually abusive bosses
- Abusive Therapists

Elder Abuse

• Resources for those looking to report elder abuse

- Report elder abuse

- What to do when you see it

• Resources for those wondering if they are witnessing abuse

- Is this elder abuse?

• Resources for those wondering what elder abuse means

-Understanding elder abuse