Domestic Violence Safety Tips and Facts

A Safe Place provides shelter, transitional housing, court advocacy, referrals and comprehensive counseling programs for victims of domestic violence - women and children who have been physically, verbally, or emotionally abused.

Below are links to facts, tips, and articles about domestic violence:

Domestic Violence Safety Tips

• Safety Plan for Domestic Violence Victims
• Train Children to Call 911
• After Sexual Assault: A Guide for Advocacy Services
• About Marital Rape
• Teen Dating, Good Decisions

Facts About Domestic Violence

• Statistics on the Effects of Domestic Violence on Children
• Statistics on the Effects of Domestic Violence on Children Continued
• Statistics of Battered Women
• Statistics of Domestic Violence Victims
• Cited Statistics on Domestic Violence
• Domestic Violence and Women with Disabilities
• Types of Domestic Violence Offenders
• Profile of Men Who Batter
• Characteristics That Might Identify a Potential Batterer
• Signs of a Battering Personality
• Examples of Non-Physical Ways to Exert Power and Control
• Understanding the Problem of Men's Violence Against Women
• Abuser Information
• Peace Relationship vs. Abuser Relationship
• How Self Esteem Affects Personality and Behavior
• Battered Women and Substance Abuse
• Domestic Violence as a Health Issue
• Domestic Violence as a Contributing Factor in Homelessness
• The Big Picture

Children, Teenagers, Parents and Domestic Violence

• Effects on Children Who Live With Domestic Violence
• Effects on Child Witnesses of Domestic Violence - Part 1
• Effects on Child Witnesses of Domestic Violence - Part 2
• Effects on Child Witnesses of Domestic Violence - Part 3
• Effects of Domestic Violence on Children - Part 1
• Effects of Domestic Violence on Children - Part 2
• Effects of Domestic Violence on Children - Part 3
• Effects of Dating Abuse on Teens
• Children and Domestic Violence
• Effects of Domestic Violence on Children as Related by Their Mothers
• Resiliency: Boys and Domestic Violence
• Children's Book List on Domestic Violence
• Teen Dating Violence Statistics
• Tips for Parents of Teens in Abusive Relationships

Domestic Violence Programs and Schools

• The Role of the School
• Safety Planning for Kids: A Draft for Teachers
• School Checklist for Suspected Violence

 Domestic Violence Literature and Films

• Support Network for Battered Women - Literature
• Defending Our Lives - Film, Academy Award Winner, Documentary
• Black and Blue - Novel - Anna Quindlen
• If I'm Missing or Dead - Sister's Account of Domestic Violence - Janine Latus
• Surviving Domestic Violence - True Stories from Survivors - Elaine Weiss
• Saving Beauty from the Beast - Teen Dating Violence - Vicki Crompton
• The Woman Who Walked into Doors - Novel - Roddy Doyle
• I Closed My Eyes - True Story of Surviving - Michele Weldon

If you would like more information about A Safe Place's domestic violence assistance services, please call us at 847-249-4450 or email us at info@asafeplaceforhelp.org.

The 24-hour help line, 847-249-4450; TTY 847-249-6557, can provide assistance in accessing services.

Domestic Violence Shelter Services:

• Emergency shelter
• 24-hour help line
• Individual counseling
• Group counseling
• Court advocacy
• Referrals and information/non-legal advocacy
• Professional education
• Prevention education
• Community education
• Abuser services
• Children's services

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