There are many types of abuse and all of them are unacceptable.
Here at the Advocacy & Resource Center, we help victims of abuse and violent crimes escape their aggressors and live lives free of fear and violence.
Learn more about the different kinds of violence we work with:
Domestic Violence
Domestic violence is a pattern of violent and coercive behaviors, including physical, sexual, verbal and psychological attacks.
Teen Dating Violence
Dating violence is a pattern of controlling, abusive, and/or aggressive behavior in a dating relationship.
Sexual Assault
Victims of sexual assault- both adults and children- can feel a myriad of emotions including denial, anger and shame.
Domestic Violence
Domestic abuse is a pattern of violent behaviors, including physical, sexual, verbal and psychological attacks.
Teen Dating Violence
Dating violence is a pattern of controlling, abusive, and/or aggressive behavior in a dating relationship.
Sexual Assault
Victims of sexual assault- both adults and children- can feel a myriad of emotions including denial, anger and shame.
Stalking
Stalking is the willful, malicious and repeated following and harassing of another person with the intent to instill fear or a credible threat of violence.
Elder Abuse
Abuse can happen in many places, including the older person's home, a family member's house, an assisted living facility, or a nursing home.
Other Violent Crimes
The Advocacy & Resource Center of Sheridan assists victims of ALL violent crimes and abuse, helping them find solutions and navigate the justice system.
Stalking
Stalking is the willful, malicious and repeated following and harassing of another person with the intent to instill fear or a credible threat of violence or harm.
Elder Abuse
Abuse can happen in many places, including the older person's home, a family member's house, an assisted living facility, or a nursing home.
Other Violent Crimes
The Advocacy & Resource Center of Sheridan assists victims of ALL violent crimes and abuse, helping them find solutions and navigate the justice system.
HAVE YOU EVER ASKED YOURSELF, “IS THIS ABUSE?”
How does your relationship make you feel?
You deserve to be in a healthy relationship where you feel safe and loved.
When you take a step back and reflect on how your relationship makes you feel, what kind of feelings do you get?
Do you feel content?
Does you partner treat you with respect?
Do you feel safe and cared for?
These are just a few of things to consider when contemplating if you are in a healthy relationship or not.
Take the quiz below to see if some of these reflections come to the surface. If you discover that your relationship is unhealthy, please contact us for options.
