Domestic violence is the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and control from one intimate partner to another. It includes physical violence, sexual violence, psychological violence, and emotional abuse.
Warning Signs
- Telling the victim that they can never do anything right
- Showing jealousy of the victim’s family and friends and time spent away
- Keeping or discouraging the victim from seeing friends or family members
- Embarrassing or shaming the victim with put-downs
- Taking the victim’s money or refusing to give them money for expenses
- Controlling who the victim sees, where they go, or what they do
- Dictating how the victim dresses, wears their hair, etc.
- Stalking the victim or monitoring their victim’s every move (in person or also via the internet and/or other devices such as GPS tracking or the victim’s phone)
- Preventing the victim from making their own decisions
- Pressuring the victim to have sex when they don’t want to or to do things sexually they are not comfortable with
- Refusing to use protection when having sex or sabotaging birth control
- Preventing the victim from working or attending school, harassing the victim at either, keeping their victim up all night so they perform badly at their job or in school
- Destroying the victim’s property
Resources
Campus
JANELLE GOLDEN
NCMC Counselor/Accessibility Services Coordinator
[email protected]
(660) 357-6801
Dr. Kristen Alley
Vice President of Student Affairs/Title IX Coordinator
NCMC Campus, Alexander Student Center Office 12
1204 Main Street, Trenton, MO
[email protected]
(660) 357-6400
Local
Wright Memorial Hospital, 191 Iowa Boulevard, Trenton, MO | (660) 358-5700. A Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) is available. Call in advance.
North Central MO Mental Health Center – 1601 East 28th St., Trenton, MO | (660) 359-4487
Preferred Family Health Care – 1628 Oklahoma Avenue, Trenton, MO | (660)359-4600
Green Hills Women’s Shelter – advocacy and support for victims of sexual violence. 24-hour hotline: 1-800-942-0649, serving both male and female victims.
Central Methodist University Partnership (Virtual Appointments), [email protected], View More
Crisis Hotlines/Chat Centers
Domestic Violence Hotline – 800-799-7233 or text LOVEIS to 22522 if unable to speak safely, or visit https://thehotline.org
Green Hills Women’s Shelter –Trenton (660) 359-3297
National Women’s Resource Center 800-799-SAFE (7233)
Sexual Abuse Hotline – (800)656-HOPE (4673)
DoD Safe Helpline – (887)995-5247 (Crisis intervention for members of the military)
The Trevor Project – (866)488-7386 (Crisis intervention for LGBTQ community)
Online
Conference On Crimes Against Women
Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking Data Resource Center
Green Dot Campaign
Jana’s Campaign
Men Can Stop Rape
Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
National Center for Victims of Crime
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
Rape Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
Safe Helpline – Sexual Assault Support for the DoD Community
Safe Horizon
Sexual Assault Forensic Examination (SAFE) Program – Missouri
Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program – Missouri National Guard