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Domestic violence is a pattern of behaviors used to maintain power and control over another person. It can happen to anyone without regard to age, gender, sexual orientation, race, or socio-economic status. Abuse can occur in ANY relationship.
Does your partner respect your opinions? Do you accept responsibility for your own actions? Is there a fair distribution of work in your relationship? Having a healthy relationship does not mean that you never make mistakes, have disagreements, or experience other forms of difficulty in your relationship. It just means that you and your partner(s) are communicating, respectful, and able to make mutual decisions.
Community Resources and Shareable Content
Learn more about JBWS, why we changed our name, what terms to avoid when talking about abuse, how to express concern in a compassionate, safe manner, and find shareable content about JBWS' services and how abuse may present in relationships.
Reports
How to Support Someone Impacted by Abuse
If you think someone you know may be experiencing abuse or using abuse in their relationship, you might feel like there is nothing you can do to help them. Approaching the situation may bring up questions such as: Is it my place to comment on their relationship? What if I make things worse by talking about it? What if I'm wrong and the relationship isn't abusive?
However, you don't have to be certain that abuse is occurring to express concern for another person. Pointing out the behaviors you see may be the first step on a victim's journey to safety or the start of accountability for a person using abuse.
Helpful Information About Domestic Violence
Are you interested in learning more about safety planning, restraining orders, the impact of domestic violence on children, the power and control wheel, and much more?
Tools for Engagement
How Domestic Violence Intersects With Numerous Populations
Did you know that people with disabilities are 3x more likely to experience violence than someone without a disability? Or that 40% of Black men have experienced intimate partner violence and that 76% of all domestic violence homicide victims had also been stalked in the year before their murder?
If not, visit our "How Domestic Violence Intersects With..." page to learn more about how abuse is perceived in numerous different populations and how that may impact how readily someone experiencing abuse may reach out for assistance.
Wellness Initiative Supporting Health (W.I.S.H.)
As a domestic violence agency, trauma is a frequent fixture of our work. Our survivors experience trauma from the abuse of their partners while our staff may experience vicarious trauma from empathetically listening to traumatic experiences.
Learn more about our Wellness Initiative find grounding techniques or coping skills on wellness page.
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Helpful Websites
Morris County
Deirdre’s House (Child Abuse and Neglect)
Morris Sexual Assault Center
Manavi
Morris County Prosecutor’s Office
Legal Services of NJ
Morris County Office of Hispanic Affairs
No2DatingAbuse
New Jersey
NJ Coalition Against Human Trafficking
NJ Coalition to End Domestic Violence
NJ Coalition Against Sexual Assault
National
Preventing Intimate Partner Violence
Polaris (National Human Trafficing)
Family Justice Center Alliance
National Network to End Domestic Violence
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence