Are you in an abusive relationship?

If you answer YES to any of these questions, visit www.stepsvt.org for assistance.

Does your Partner:

• Stop you from talking to or seeing family or friends?
• Embarrass you with bad names and put-downs?
• Look at you or act in ways that scare you?
• Treat you roughly, grab you, shove you, push you?
• Control what you do, who you see or talk to, or where you go?
• Stop you from seeing or talking to friends and family?
• Prevent you from getting or keeping a job?
• Take your money, make you ask for money or refuse to give you money?
• Make all the decisions?
• Prevent you from leaving after a fight?
• Tell you that you are a bad parent or threaten to take away your children?
• Act like abuse is no big deal, it is your fault, or even deny it?
• Destroy your property?
• Intimidate you with guns, knives or other weapons?
• Force you into sexual acts that you do not permit or enjoy?
• Threaten you with words or weapons?
• Shove you, slap you or hit you?
• Use violence against or threaten to hurt pets or things you care about?
• Threaten to kill them self?
• Threaten to kill you?