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	RESPONSE To Sexual and Domestic Violence Crisis Line - Shelter - Support Groups - Confidential - No Cost - Call Toll Free in Coos County 24 Hours a Day Client's Rights
1-800-852-3388 NH Coalition (statewide information)
This is a FACT: 50% to 60% of all married couples experience violence at least once in their relationship What is Domestic Violence? Domestic Violence is a real problem to over 30,000 families in New Hampshire every year. It can take several forms. Physical Abuse: includes slapping, pushing, punching, and the use of weapons. Verbal or Emotional Abuse: is the use of words to break a person's spirit. A person's self-esteem is ruined. Examples are isolation, threats of physical abuse, humiliation in front of family/friends or destruction of personal property and/or pets. Sexual Abuse: can include marital rape, incest, forcing unwanted sexual acts, and/or any physical abuse directed at sexual parts of the body. DO YOU NEED HELP? A SELF TEST Does Your Partner... Isolate you from people you care about most or from friends you had before you began dating? Frequently embarrass or make fun of you in front of others? Use intimidation to make you do what he/she wants? Control what you do, who you see or talk to, or where you go? Make you perform sexual acts that you don't enjoy? Threaten you with force, words, or weapons? Use alcohol or drugs as an excuse for saying hurtful things or abusing you? Get extremely angry frequently and you don't understand why? Believe he/she didn't hurt you or blames you for what he/she has done? Physically force you to do what you do not want to do?   OFFICES PHONE NUMBERS BERLIN 603-752-5679 COLEBROOK 603-237-8746 LANCASTER 603-788-2562 Services Include: 24 Hour Crisis Intervention 24 Hour Shelter Intake 24 Hour Hospital Accompaniment 24 Hour Police Accompaniment Walk-in appointments available during office hours Court Support Services Women's Education and Support Groups Men's Education Groups Emergency Transportation Information and Referrals Community Education Parenting Classes Services are provided regardless of gender, age, health status (including HIV-positive), physical, mental or emotional disability, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation,   socio-economic status, race, national origin, immigration status, or political or religious affiliation.

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