Family Support Center

You deserve to live a life free from violence.

 

What is Domestic Violence?

Domestic violence includes any and all behaviors used by one person in a relationship to control the other.


Domestic violence can happen to anyone regardless of their appearance, race, class, age, sex, religion, cultural background, sexual orientation or gender identity.


Domestic violence includes:


Elder abuse

Teen dating violence

Stalking behaviors

Human trafficking

Child abuse

Understanding Domestic Violence

Advocates at the Family Support Center
talk about myths & facts surrounding
domestic violence

During Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM), one of the ways in which community members show their support is by writing letters to survivors.