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You Are Not Alone
Your struggle to escape violence or stalking is courageous and important. We are here to talk with you at any point in your journey. At The Julian Center, we understand that living with and recovering from domestic violence, sexual violence and stalking is often difficult, confusing and overwhelming. If you have questions, we are here to listen and support you. We can connect you with tools and resources to help you and empower you to make the best decisions for your life. We know there are a lot of reasons that survivors do not seek help, call the police or leave a violent relationship. We are not here to judge you; we are here to help you. We can talk through options with you and offer services when you are ready for the next step. No matter how unsure you are about what you want to do or how scared you are to reach out, you have made the decision to come to this page. Please call us anytime at (317) 920-9320.
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Signs of a Violent Relationship
Signs of Sexual Violence
Signs of Teen Dating Violence
Signs of a Violent Relationship
Domestic violence is not just physical. It can span many types of behaviors aimed at making people feel isolated, degraded and hopeless. Consider the ‘Yes or No’ questions below:
- Do you feel often feel anxious or nervous when you are around your partner?
- Do you watch what you are doing in order to avoid making your partner angry or upset?
- Do you feel obligated or coerced into having sex with your partner?
- Are you afraid of voicing a different opinion than your partner?
- Does your partner criticize you or embarrass you in front of others?
- Does your partner check up on what you have been doing and not believe your answers?
- Have you stopped seeing any your friends or family because of your partner’s behavior?
- Does your partner say that if you try to leave, they will kill themselves or you?
- Does your partner demand access to your phone, email and social media accounts?
- If your best friend or child were in the same type of relationship as your current one, would you feel that they were being mistreated by their partner?
If you answered YES to any of these questions, you might be in an abusive or unhealthy relationship. We can help. If you are unsure if your relationship is violent, our advocates are available to talk to you. Please call us at (317)920-9320. All calls are confidential.
Signs of Sexual Violence
Domestic violence is not just physical. It can span many types of behaviors aimed at making people feel isolated, degraded and hopeless. Consider the ‘Yes or No’ questions below:
- Do you feel often feel anxious or nervous when you are around your partner?
- Do you watch what you are doing in order to avoid making your partner angry or upset?
- Do you feel obligated or coerced into having sex with your partner?
- Are you afraid of voicing a different opinion than your partner?
- Does your partner criticize you or embarrass you in front of others?
- Does your partner check up on what you have been doing and not believe your answers?
- Have you stopped seeing any your friends or family because of your partner’s behavior?
- Does your partner say that if you try to leave, they will kill themselves or you?
- Does your partner demand access to your phone, email and social media accounts?
- If your best friend or child were in the same type of relationship as your current one, would you feel that they were being mistreated by their partner?
If you answered YES to any of these questions, you might be in an abusive or unhealthy relationship. We can help. If you are unsure if your relationship is violent, our advocates are available to talk to you. Please call us at (317)920-9320. All calls are confidential.
Signs of Teen Dating Violence
Many individuals experience their first relationship during their teenage years. Teen dating violence includes all forms of domestic violence, such as physical, sexually, emotions, psychological, harassment, digital abuse, and stalking. Teen dating violence occurs to young adults, aged 12 to 18.
Teen Dating Statistics:
- 1 in 10 high school students have experienced physical violence from a dating partner in the past year
- 9.4% of high school students report being hit, slapped, or physically hurt intentionally by their partner in the past year
- Approximately 1 in 5 women and 1 in 7 men who experienced rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner first experienced some form of partner violence between the ages of 11 to 17 years old
- Approximately 35% of women who were raped as minors were also raped as adults
- The majority (79.6%) of female victims of rape experienced their first rape before the age of 25; 42.2% experienced their first rape before the age of 18
- Victims of digital abuse and harassment are twice as likely to be physically abused, twice as likely to be psychologically abused, and 5 times as likely to be sexually coerced
- 1 in 10 teens in relationships reports having a partner tamper with their social media account, which constitutes the most frequent form of harassment or abuse
- 1 in 5 victims say they experienced digital abuse or harassment at school during school hours; most takes places away from school grounds
- Only 4% of victims experience only digital abuse or harassment.
- Social media, texts, and emails provide abusive partners with just another tool to cause harm
Signs of Teen Dating Violence:
- Your partner is insulting, intimidating, or humiliating you
- Your partner shows extreme jealousy, insecurity, or controlling behavior over you
- Your partner isolates you from friends and family
- Your partner pressures you with unwanted sexual contact of any kind
- Your partner demonstrates explosive temper or unusual moodiness
- Your partner is constantly monitoring your social media activities or location
- Your partner is invading your privacy and showing up unannounced
- Your partner is abusing alcohol or drugs
- Your partner is threatening or causing physical violence, such as scratches, bruises
Please call us at 317.920.9320. All calls are confidential.
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The Julian Center empowers survivors of domestic and sexual violence and creates a community where every individual is safe and respected. And we are proud to be the largest organization of its kind in Indiana.
Since 1975, we have assisted more than 66,350 people and educated over 365,750 others on the causes and effects of domestic and sexual violence and its impact on our community.