"STOP -  DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE!"

                

By Synthia Esther

She was beaten by her husband, and has undergone multiple corrective surgeries.  She has authorized her photo release for the benefit of other's.   

* Around the world at least one in every three women has been beaten.coerced into sex or otherwise abused during her lifetime. - Heise, L.,  Ellsbert, M. and Gottemoeller, M,

Ending Violence Against Women, Population Reports, Series L, No. 11.,December 1999.

THE  ABUSER  FOLLOWS A PATTERN:

 He acts out his violence in anger and rage.  He says he is sorry, that it won't happen again.  But it does happen again and again and again...  

* On Average, more than three women are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends in this Country everyday. Bureau of Justice Statistics Crime Data Brief,

Intimate Partner Violence -1993-2001, February  2003.

You can't change your abuser, only God can do that.  But you can change yourself.  Stop domestic violence!   Protect yourself and your children. 

*  In a National survey of more than 6,000 American families, 50 percent of the men who frequently assaulted their wives also frequently abused their children. -

Strauss, Murry A., Gelles, Richard J., and Smith, Christine, 1990,  Physical Violence in American Families; Risk Factors and Adaptations to Violence in 8,145 familes,

 New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers.

* Get the help you need. 

* If you don't want to be abused and walked over, don't lay down and become a door mat.  

* There are people praying for you, including me. 

* Don't wait for tomorrow, because your life can never get back today!

 

* Domestic Violence/Abuse Hotlines and Resources ~

The National Domestic Violence Hotline is staffed 24 hours a day by trained counselors who can provide crisis assistance, resource information about shelters, legal advocacy, health care centers, and counseling. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) 1-800-7887-3224 (TDD) The Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network (RAINN) will automatically transfer you to the rape crisis center nearest you, anywhere in the nation.   1-800-656-HOPE Visit the U.S. Department of Justice Violence Against Women Office for information and resources.
State Coalitions on Domestic Violence/Assault/Abuse ~   Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence P.O. Box 4762 Montgomery, AL 36101 1-800-650-6522 (state) TTY: 1-800-787-3224 Another State: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault 130 Seward Street, Room 209 Juneau, AK 99801 Phone: 907-586-3650 FAX: 907-463-4493 Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence 301 E. Bethany Home Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85013 Phone: 602-279-2900 FAX: 602-279-2980 TTY: 602-279-7270 1-800-782-6400 E-mail: acadv@azcadv.org Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence 1401 West Capitol Ave, Suite 170 Little Rock AR 72201 Phone: (501) 907-5612 FAX: (501)907-5618 Toll Free: (800)269-4668 Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence 1030 N. Ventra Rd Oxnard, CA 93030 Phone: 805-654-6014 FAX: 805-654-1264 24-Hour Hotline: 805-656-1111 Spanish Hotline: 800-300-2181 TDD: 805-656-4439 Statewide California Coalition for Battered Women PO Box 19005 Long Beach CA 90807 Toll-Free: 888-SCCBW-52 Phone: 562-981-1202 Fax: 562-981-3202 E-mail: sccbw@sccbw.org Alternative Horizons P.O. Box 503 Durango, CO 81302 Phone: 970-247-9619 24-hour hotline E-mail: ah@frontier.net Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence P.O. Box 18902 Denver, CO 80218 TOLL-FREE: 888-778-7091 Phone: 303-831-9632 FAX: 303-832-7067 E-mail: ccadv@ccadv.org D.C. Coalition Against Domestic Violence Domestic Violence Intake Center 500 Indiana Ave NW Superior Court Room 4235 Washington, DC 20001 Phone: 202-879-7851 FAX: 202-387-5684 Hours: 8:30am-4:30pm SOS Program (A part of DC Coalition) Domestic Violence Intake Center Satellite Office Greater Southeast Community Hospital 1328 Southern Ave SE Room 311 Washington, DC 20032 Phone: 202-561-3095 x12 Fax: 202-561-3093 Hours: 9:00am-5:00pm My Sister's Place P.O. Box 29596 Washington, DC 20017 24-hour hotline: 202-529-5991 Administrative Office: 202-529-5261 Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence 100 W. 10th Street Suite 703 Wilmington, DE 19801 Phone: 302-658-2958 FAX: 302-658-5049 Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence 425 Office Plaza Dr. Tallahassee, FL 32301 TOLL-FREE: 800-500-1119 Phone: 850-425-2749 FAX: 850-425-3091 FL Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-500-1119 FL Domestic Violence Hotline TTY: 1-800-621-4202 Georgia Advocates for Battered Women and Children 250 Georgia Avenue, S.E., Suite 308 Atlanta, GA 30312 TOLL-FREE: 800-334-2836 Phone: 404-524-3847 FAX: 404-524-5959 Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence 716 Umi St., Unit 210 Honolulu, HI 96819 Phone: 808-832-9316 Fax: 808-841-6028 Email: hscadv@pixi.com 24 Hr Shelters (Hawaii..By Island) Hilo 959-8864 Kauai 245-8404 Kona 322-SAFE (7233) Maui/Lanai 579-9581 Molokai 567-6888 Oahu 841-0822 Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence 515 28th St Des Moines, IA 50312 TOLL-FREE: 800-942-0333 Phone: 515-244-8028 FAX: 515-244-7417 Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence 815 Park Blvd, Suite 140 Boise, ID 83712 TOLL-FREE: 888-293-6118 Phone: 208-384-0419 FAX: 208-331-0687 E-mail: jmatshushita@idvsa.org Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence 801 South 11th Street Springfield, Illinios 62703 Phone: 217-789-2830 FAX: 217-789-1939 TTY: 217-241-0376 E-mail: ilcadv@springnet1.com Between Friends (Formerly The Friends of Battered Women and Their Children) P. O. Box 608548 Chicago, IL 60660 Phone: 773-274-5232 FAX: 773-262-2543 HOTLINE: 1-800-603-HELP E-mail:info@afriendsplace.org Life Span P.O. Box 1515 Des Plaines IL 60017 24-Hour Crisis Line: 847-824-4454 Phone: 847-824-0382 Fax: 847-824-5311 E-mail: life-span@life-span.org Special site on Police Domestic Violence Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence 1915 W. 18th Street Indianapolis, IN 46202 TOLL-FREE: 800-538-3393 Phone: 317-917-3685 Fax 317-917-3695 Crisis Line: 1-800-332-7385 Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence 220 S.W. 33rd, Suite 100 Topeka, KS 66611 TOLL-FREE: 888-END-ABUSE (Kansas state-wide hotline) Phone: 785-232-9784 FAX: 785-266-1874 Kentucky Domestic Violence Association P.O. Box 356 Frankfort, KY 40602 Phone: 502-209-5382 FAX: 502-226-5382 Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence P.O. Box 77308 Baton Rouge, LA 70879-7308 Phone: 225-752-1296 FAX: 225-751-8927 Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence 170 Park St. Bangor, ME 04401 Phone: 207-941-1194 FAX: 207-941-2327 Email: mcedv@mcedv.org Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence 6911 Laurel Bowie Road, Suite 309 Bowie, MD 20715 TOLL-FREE: 800-MD-HELPS Phone: 301-352-4574 FAX: 301-809-0422 Jane Doe Inc./Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence 14 Beacon Street, Suite 507 Boston, MA 02108 Phone: 617-248-0922 FAX: 617-248-0902 TTY/TDD: 617-263-2200 Bay County Women's Center P.O. Box 1458 Bay City, MI 48706 TOLL-FREE: 800-834-2098 Phone: 517-686-4551 FAX: 517-686-0906 Michigan 24-Hour Crisis Line: 517-265-6776 Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women 450 North Syndicate Street, Suite 122 St. Paul, MN 55104 Metro-Area Hotline: 651-646-0994 Phone: 651-646-6177 FAX: 651-646-1527 E-mail: mcbw@pclink.com Missouri Coalition Against Domestic Violence 1000-D Northeast Drive Jefferson City, MO 65109 Phone: 573-636-8776 FAX: 573-636-6613 Women's Support and Community Services 2165 Hampton Ave St. Louis, MO 63139 HOTLINE: 314-531-2003 Office: 314-646-7500 Mississippi State Coalition Against Domestic Violence P.O. Box 4703 Jackson, MS 39296-4703 TOLL-FREE: 800-898-3234 Phone: 601-981-9196 FAX: 601-981-2501 E-mail: mcadv@misnet.com Crisis Line P.O. Box 6644 Great Falls, MT 59406 Phone: 406-453-HELP TOLL-FREE: 1-888-587-0199 Montana Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence Montana Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence PO Box 818 Helena MT 59624 tel: 406.443.7794 or toll free at 888-404-7794 fax: 406.443.7818 Nebraska Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalition 825 M Street, Suite 404 Lincoln, NE 68508-2253 TOLL-FREE: 800-876-6238 Phone: 402-476-6256 FAX: 402-476-6806 Nevada Network Against Domestic Violence 220 S. Rock Blvd. Ste. 7 Reno , NV 89502 TOLL-FREE: 800-500-1556 Phone: 775-828-1115 FAX: 775-828-9991 Safe House 18 Sunrise Drive, Ste. G-70 Henderson, NV 89014 Phone: 702-451-4203 FAX: 702-451-4302 24 Hr Hotline: 702-564-3227 E-mail: safe@intermind.net New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence P.O. Box 353 Concord, NH 03302-0353 TOLL-FREE: 800-852-3388 (in New Hampshire) Helpline: 603-225-9000 (outside of New Hampshire) Phone: 603-224-8893 Fax: 603-228-6096 1-866-644-3574 For a domestic violence center near you 1-800-277-5570 Sexual Assault New Jersey Coalition for Battered Women 1670 Whitehorse/Hamilton Square Road Trenton, NJ 08690 TOLL-FREE: for Battered Lesbians: 800-224-0211 (in NJ only) Phone: 609-584-8107 FAX: 609-584-9750 TTY: 609-584-0027 (9am-5pm, then into message service) Strengthen Our Sisters P.O.Box U Hewitt, N.J. 07421 E-mail: ssisters@warwick.net 24-Hour Hotline: 800-SOS-9470 (800-767-9470) Office: 973-248-0776 New Mexico State Coalition Against Domestic Violence 200 Oak St NE #4 Albuquerque, NM 87106 TOLL-FREE: 800-773-3645 (in New Mexico Only) Legal Helpline: 800-209-DVLH Phone: 505-246-9240 FAX: 505-246-9434 E-mail: nmcadv@nmcadv.org New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence 350 New Scotland Avenue Albany New York 12208 Phone: 518-482-5465 English: 1-800-942-6906    English TTY: 1-800-818-0656 Spanish: 1-800-942-6908    Spanish TTY: 1-800-780-7660 Email us at nyscadv@nyscadv.org North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence 123 W. Main Street, Suite 700 Durham , NC 27701 Phone: 919-956-9124 FAX: 919-682-1449 Toll Free: 1-888-232-9124 North Dakota Council on Abused Women's Services State Networking Office 418 East Rosser Avenue, Suite 320 Bismarck, ND 58501 TOLL-FREE: 800-472-2911 (In ND Only) Phone: 701-255-6240 FAX: 701-255-1904 Ohio Domestic Violence Network 4807 Evanswood Drive Suite 201 Columbus , Ohio 43229 (614) 781-9651 (614) 781-9652 Fax (614) 781-9654 TTY E-mail: info@odvn.org Oklahoma Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault 3815 N. Santa Fe Avenue, Suite 124 Oklahoma City , OK 73118 405-524-0700 telephone 405-524-0711 fax Oregon Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault 380 Spokane St . Suite 100 Portland , OR 97202 Telephone: 503-230-1951 Fax: 503-230-1973 Statewide Crisis Number : 1-888-235-5333 Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence/National Resource Center on Domestic Violence 6440 Flank Drive, Suite 1300 Harrisburg, PA 17112-2778 TOLL-FREE: 800-932-4632 Phone: 717-545-6400 FAX: 717-545-9456 Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence/National Resource Center on Domestic Violence 125 N. Enola Drive Enola PA 17025 HOTLINE: 800-692-7445 Phone: 717-728-9740 Fax: 717-671-8149 TTY: 877-585-1091 Women's Center of Montgomery County Main Administrative Office: 101 Washington Lane, Ste. WC-1 Jenkintown PA 19046 Toll-free hotline: 800-773-2424 Norristown Office: Women's Advocacy Project 400 Courthouse Plaza, 18 W. Airy St. Norristown PA 19404 610-279-1548 Pottstown Office: Women's Advocacy Project 555 High Street, 2nd Floor Pottstown PA 19464 610-970-7363 Bryn Mawr Office: 610-525-1427 Lansdale Office: 215-853-8060 Laurel House P.O. Box 764 Norristown, PA 19404 Phone: 610-277-1860 HOTLINE: 1-800-642-3150 Fax: 610-275-4018 E-Mail: LaurelHaus@aol.com Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence 422 Post Road, Suite 202 Warwick, RI 02888 TOLL-FREE: 800-494-8100 Phone: 401-467-9940 FAX: 401-467-9943 ricadv@ricadv.org South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault (Link only works in Microsoft Internet Explorer) P.O. Box 7776 Columbia, SC 29202-7776 TOLL-FREE: 800-260-9293 Phone: 803-256-2900 FAX: 803-256-1030 South Dakota Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault P.O. Box 141 Pierre, SD 57501 TOLL-FREE: 800-572-9196 Phone: 605-945-0869 FAX: 605-945-0870 PO Box 1402 Sioux Falls, SD 57101 (605) 271-3171 Phone (605) 271-3172 Fax 1-877-317-3096 (Info/Referral only) Email: siouxfalls@sdcadvsa.org South Dakota Network Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault 1-800-430-SAFE Resource Center of Aberdeen, SD 24-Hour Crisis Line: (605) 226-1212 Toll Free: (888) 290-2935 Tennessee Task Force Against Domestic Violence P.O. Box 120972 Nashville, TN 37212 TOLL-FREE: 800-289-9018 Phone: 615-386-9406 FAX: 615-383-2967 Texas Council on Family Violence P.O. Box 161810 Austin, TX 78716 TOLL-FREE: 800-525-1978 Phone: 512-794-1133 FAX: 512-794-1199 Families In Crisis, Inc. P.O. Box 25 Killeen, Texas 76540 Phone: 254-773-7765 Fax: 254-526-6111 1-888-799-SAFE Domestic Violence Advisory Council 120 North 200 West Salt Lake City, UT 84103 TOLL-FREE: 800-897-LINK Phone: 801-538-4100 FAX: 801-538-3993 Women Helping Battered Women PO BOX 1535 Burlington, VT Phone: 802-658-1996 Toll-free: 1-800-228-7395 Women's Rape Crisis Center 1-800-489-7273 Vermont Network Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault P.O. Box 405 Montpelier, VT 05601 Phone: 802-223-1302 FAX: 802-223-6943 E-mail: vnadvsa@sover.net Virginians Family Violence and Sexual Assault Hotline 2850 Sandy Bay Road, Suite 101 Williamsburg, VA 23185 TOLL-FREE: 800-838-VADV Phone: 757-221-0990 FAX: 757-229-1553 Charlottesville , VA 508 Dale Ave Charlottesville , VA 22903-4547 Phone: 434-979-9002 Fax: 434-979-9003 Richmond , VA 1010 N. Thompson St. Suite 202 Richmond , VA 23230 Phone: 804-377-0335 Fax: 804-377-0339 Toano , VA 102 Industrial Blvd. Toano , VA 23168 Phone: 757-566-4602 Fax: 757-566-4670 Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence WSCADV- Olympia Office 101 N. Capitol Way, Suite 103 Olympia, WA 98501 Phone: 360-586-1022 Fax: 360-586-1024 TTY: 360-586-1029 WSCADV - Seattle Office 1402 - 3rd Ave, Suite 406 Seattle WA 98101 (206) 389-2515 (206) 389-2520 FAX (206) 389-2900 TTY wscadv@wscadv.org Washington State Domestic Violence Hotline Tel: 800-562-6025 E-mail: csn@willapabay.org West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence Elk Office Center 4710 Chimney Drive, Suite A Charleston, WV 25302 Phone: 304-965-3552 FAX: 304-965-3572 Manitowoc Domestic Violence Center PO Box 1142 Manitowoc, WI 54220 Phone: 920-684-5770 Wisconsin Domestic Violence Center 307 S. Paterson St. #1     Madison , WI 53703          Phone: 608-255-0539 FAX: 608-255-3560 Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault 409 South 4th Street P.O. Box 236 Laramie, WY 82073 TOLL-FREE: 800-990-3877 Phone: 307-755-5481 FAX: 307-755-5482 YWCA Battered Women Task Force 225 SW 12th St. Topeka, KS 66612 Daytime: 785-354-7927 Evening and Weekend: 785-234-3300 Outside Topeka: 1-888-822-2983 National Organizations Family Violence Prevention Fund 383 Rhode Island Street, Suite 304 San Francisco, CA 94103-5133 Phone: 415-252-8900 FAX: 415-252-8991 Washington, DC Office 1522 K Street, NW #550 Washington DC 20005 Boston Office 67 Newbury Street, Mezzanine Level Boston, MA 02116 National Coalition Against Domestic Violence Public Policy Office 1633 Q Street NW, Suite 210 Washington, DC 20009 Phone: 202-745-1211 Fax: 202-745-0088 TTY - (202) 745-2042 National Coalition Against Domestic Violence 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1603 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-839-1852 Fax: 303-831-9251 TTY - (303) 839-1681 National Battered Women's Law Project 275 7th Avenue, Suite 1206 New York, NY 10001 Phone: 212-741-9480 FAX: 212-741-6438 Victim Services Domestic Violence Shelter Tour 2 Lafayette Street 3rd Floor New York, NY 10007 Phone: 212-577-7700 Fax: 212-385-0331 24-hour hotline: 800-621-HOPE (4673) National Resource Center on DV Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence 6400 Flank Drive, Suite 1300 Harrisburg, PA 17112 Phone: 800-537-2238 FAX: 717-545-9456 Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence Family Violence Prevention Fund 383 Rhode Island Street, Suite 304 San Francisco, CA 94103-5133 Phone: 800-313-1310 FAX: 415-252-8991 Battered Women's Justice Project Minnesota Program Development, Inc 202 East Superior Street Duluth , MN 55802 (218) 722-2781 Resource Center on Domestic Violence, Child Protection, and Custody NCJFCJ P.O. Box 8970 Reno, NV 89507 Office: 775-784-6012 Phone: 800-527-3223 FAX: 775-784-6628 staff@ncjfcj.org They are only a resource center for professionals and agencies. Battered Women's Justice Project c/o National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women 125 South 9th Street, Suite 302 Philadelphia, PA 19107 TOLL-FREE: 800-903-0111 ext. 3 Phone: 215-351-0010 FAX: 215-351-0779 National Clearinghouse is a national resource and advocacy center providing assistance to women defendants, their defense attorneys, and other members of their defense teams in an effort to insure justice for battered women charged with crimes. National Clearinghouse on Marital and Date Rape 2325 Oak Street Berkeley, CA 94708 Phone: 510-524-1582 Faith Trust Institute (Formerly Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence) 2400 N. 45th Street #10 Seattle , WA 98103 206-634-1903 phone 206-634-0115 fax National Network to End Domestic Violence 660 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Suite 303 Washington, DC 20003 Phone: 202-543-5566 FAX: 202-543-5626

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