{"id":512,"date":"2021-06-23T20:58:27","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T20:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adancewiththedevil.com\/?page_id=512"},"modified":"2021-10-21T17:16:07","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T17:16:07","slug":"domestic-violence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/adancewiththedevil.com\/index.php\/domestic-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"Domestic Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"512\" class=\"elementor elementor-512\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-568fe1d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"568fe1d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c5ab4b\" data-id=\"7c5ab4b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64376c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64376c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Deal with Domestic Violence<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-241a62f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"241a62f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf9a86a\" data-id=\"cf9a86a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e2378 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7e2378\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After my husband tried to murder me, I decided I needed to understand myself. I knew that I would need help so I sought out a family therapist. Through belief in myself, my journey and my Higher Power, I found that light shines through darkness, but it takes a lot of work. So if you\u2019re feeling your world is out of sorts, I encourage you to find your inner strength in whatever way works best for you. The following books and organizations may be of help.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-03d0b5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"03d0b5f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e17cba0\" data-id=\"e17cba0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc93b01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bc93b01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Dance-With-Devil-Marriage-Psychopath\/dp\/0425221180\/ref=dp_return_1?ie=UTF8&#038;n=283155&#038;s=books\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"692\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/adancewiththedevil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/A-DANCE-Aug-600-dpi-1-692x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1711\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adancewiththedevil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/A-DANCE-Aug-600-dpi-1-692x1024.jpg 692w, https:\/\/adancewiththedevil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/A-DANCE-Aug-600-dpi-1-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/adancewiththedevil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/A-DANCE-Aug-600-dpi-1-768x1137.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adancewiththedevil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/A-DANCE-Aug-600-dpi-1-1038x1536.jpg 1038w, https:\/\/adancewiththedevil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/A-DANCE-Aug-600-dpi-1-1384x2048.jpg 1384w, https:\/\/adancewiththedevil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/A-DANCE-Aug-600-dpi-1-scaled.jpg 1730w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eccb9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0eccb9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Dance-With-Devil-Marriage-Psychopath\/dp\/0425221180\/ref=dp_return_1?ie=UTF8&amp;n=283155&amp;s=books\"><b><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A Dance<br \/><\/span><\/b><\/a><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Dance-With-Devil-Marriage-Psychopath\/dp\/0425221180\/ref=dp_return_1?ie=UTF8&amp;n=283155&amp;s=books\"><b><span style=\"font-size: small;\">with the<br \/><\/span><\/b><\/a><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Dance-With-Devil-Marriage-Psychopath\/dp\/0425221180\/ref=dp_return_1?ie=UTF8&amp;n=283155&amp;s=books\"><b><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Devil<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7038d76\" data-id=\"7038d76\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22b8699 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"22b8699\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/saferelationshipsmagazine.com\/women-who-love-psychopaths-2nd-edition\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"358\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/adancewiththedevil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/women-who-love-3rd-edition-smaller-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1709\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adancewiththedevil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/women-who-love-3rd-edition-smaller-1.jpg 358w, https:\/\/adancewiththedevil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/women-who-love-3rd-edition-smaller-1-202x300.jpg 202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c1952f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c1952f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Women-Who-Love-Psychopaths-Relationships\/dp\/0984172807\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Women Who<br \/><\/span><\/b><\/a><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/saferelationshipsmagazine.com\/women-who-love-psychopaths-2nd-edition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Love<br \/><\/span><\/b><\/a><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/saferelationshipsmagazine.com\/women-who-love-psychopaths-2nd-edition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Psychopaths<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e0efe5\" data-id=\"4e0efe5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45d121c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"45d121c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Victory-Over-Verbal-Abuse-Reclaiming\/dp\/1440525803\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"326\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/adancewiththedevil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/victory-over-verbal-abuse-81-kb.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1710\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adancewiththedevil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/victory-over-verbal-abuse-81-kb.jpg 326w, https:\/\/adancewiththedevil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/victory-over-verbal-abuse-81-kb-196x300.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a361aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a361aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Victory-Over-Verbal-Abuse-Reclaiming\/dp\/1440525803\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Victory\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/a><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Victory-Over-Verbal-Abuse-Reclaiming\/dp\/1440525803\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Over<br \/><\/span><\/b><\/a><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Victory-Over-Verbal-Abuse-Reclaiming\/dp\/1440525803\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Verbal<br \/><\/span><\/b><\/a><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Victory-Over-Verbal-Abuse-Reclaiming\/dp\/1440525803\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Abuse<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-249dc28\" data-id=\"249dc28\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07bff69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"07bff69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/saferelationshipsmagazine.com\/how-to-spot-a-dangerous-man\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/adancewiththedevil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/How-to-Spot-a-Dangerous-Man-663x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1712\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adancewiththedevil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/How-to-Spot-a-Dangerous-Man-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/adancewiththedevil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/How-to-Spot-a-Dangerous-Man-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/adancewiththedevil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/How-to-Spot-a-Dangerous-Man-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adancewiththedevil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/How-to-Spot-a-Dangerous-Man.jpg 880w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88b0ff5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88b0ff5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/saferelationshipsmagazine.com\/how-to-spot-a-dangerous-man\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span style=\"font-size: small;\">How to Spot\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/a><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/saferelationshipsmagazine.com\/how-to-spot-a-dangerous-man\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span style=\"font-size: small;\">a<br \/><\/span><\/b><\/a><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/saferelationshipsmagazine.com\/how-to-spot-a-dangerous-man\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Dangerous<br \/><\/span><\/b><\/a><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/saferelationshipsmagazine.com\/how-to-spot-a-dangerous-man\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Man<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84d5fca\" data-id=\"84d5fca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a0fa11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a0fa11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Verbally-Abusive-Relationship-recognize-respond\/dp\/1440504636\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;s=books&#038;qid=1271880597&#038;sr=1-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"325\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/adancewiththedevil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Verbally-Abusive-Relationship.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1713\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adancewiththedevil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Verbally-Abusive-Relationship.jpg 325w, https:\/\/adancewiththedevil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Verbally-Abusive-Relationship-195x300.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08b9672 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08b9672\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Verbally-Abusive-Relationship-recognize-respond\/dp\/1440504636\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1271880597&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The Verbally<br \/><\/span><\/b><\/a><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Verbally-Abusive-Relationship-recognize-respond\/dp\/1440504636\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1271880597&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Abusive<br \/><\/span><\/b><\/a><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Verbally-Abusive-Relationship-recognize-respond\/dp\/1440504636\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1271880597&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Relationship<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f273bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f273bb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f282fb\" data-id=\"1f282fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da55b65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da55b65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehotline.org\/help\/path-to-safety\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\">SAFETY PLANNING<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a> for someone involved in an abusive relationship is a critical and necessary step. This site, part of the National Domestic Violence Hotline, covers Safety Plan Guidelines, Personal Safety with an Abuser, Getting Ready to Leave, General Guidelines for Leaving an Abusive Relationship, After Leaving the Abusive Relationship and a Printable Personal Safety Plan.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehotline.org\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\">NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE (1-800-799-7233 or TTY 1-800-787-3224):<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 This site is available every day, all day. Information and referrals to agencies in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Assistance in English and Spanish with access to more than 140 languages through interpreter services.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a style=\"font-weight: 400;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.loveisrespect.org\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\">NATIONAL TEEN DATING ABUSE HOTLINE \u00a01-866-331-9474<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a> :\u00a0 LOVERESPECT.ORG provides resources for teens, parents, friends and family, peer advocates, government officials, law enforcement officials and the general public. All communication is confidential and anonymous. If you are a teen in an abusive dating relationship or know someone who is, you can use this website to find answers to \u201cIs this Abuse\u201d or use links to get help.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.justice.gov\/ovw\/local-resources\"><strong>U<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><a style=\"font-weight: 400;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.justice.gov\/ovw\/local-resources\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\">.S. 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