Domestic Violence

It's more common than you think

South Carolina is ranked #6 in the nation for the number of women killed due to domestic violence in

Approximately 1.3 million women are victims of physical assault by an intimate partner each year.

Signs of an Abuser

Isolates you from family and friends
Threatens you with weapons
Destroys your personal property
Is verbally Abusive
Extremely jealous
Overreacts to small things
Unpredictable mood swings
Seems charming to outsiders
Puts you down/calls you names
Slaps, hits, punches, or shoves you
Has problems with authority figures
Doesn't take responsibility for actions
Tells you no one else will want you
Threatens to hurt you, your children, family, friends, pets or himself