• WHEN:
      Tuesday mornings at 10:00 AM
      Thursday evenings at 6:00 PM
  • WHERE:
      Domestic Violence Crisis Center, Inc.
      3331 Burdick Expy E. Minot, ND
    The Domestic Violence Crisis Center offers this program at NO COST     .



      DOES YOUR PARTNER:
    • Embarrass you with bad names and put downs?
    • Look at you or act in ways that scare you?
    • Control what you do, who you see or talk to, or where you go?
    • Jealous of the time you spend with friends or family?
    • Take your money, make you ask for money, or refuse to give you money?
    • Make you feel like you can't do anything right?
    • Destroy your property or threaten to kill your pets?
    • Threaten to take your kids from you if you leave?
    • Intimidate you with guns, knives or other weapons?
    • Shove you, slap you, hit you or pull your hair?
    • Force you to drop charges?
    • Threaten to commit suicide?
    • Threaten to kill you?

      If you answered yes to even one question, you may be in an abusive relationship


      Purpose of Support Group for Women who have Experienced Domestic Violence

      *To provide emotional support for women as they work through the effects of abuse
      *To encourage personal growth in all areas of life
      *To provide a comfortable atmosphere to develop relationships which are trusting and caring
      *To provide a safe place to talk about the abuse
      *To learn more about abuse and its affects on oneself and children witnessing abuse
      (THE WOMENS SUPPORT GROUP IS FACILITATED BY A LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER)




      personal bill of rights

      I Have the Right....

      1. to all the good times that i have longed for all these years and didn't get
      2. to relax and have fun in a non-abusive and non-destructive way
      3. to "mess up", to make mistakes, to "blow it"and to fall short of the mark
      4. to say no whenever i feel like something is not safe or i am not ready
      5. to end converstions with people who make me feel put down and humiliated
      6. to ALL my feelings
      7. to trust my feelings, my judgment, my hunches, my intuition
      8. to express ALL my feelings, my judgment, my hunches, my intuition
      9. to as much time as i need to experiment with this new information and these new ideas and to initiate changes in my life

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