Illinois Domestic Violence 24 Hour Helpline For Survivors in Illinois 877-863-6338 National Domestic Violence Hotline/Linea Nacional Sobre La Violencia Domestica: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) TTY For The Deaf/TTY para los Sordos: 1-800-787-3224 Safety Alert for Battered Women: Computer use can be monitored and it is impossible to completely clear information viewed on the Internet from your computer. If you are in danger, please use a safer computer, call your local hotline, and/or call the National Domestic Violence Hotline. If you are at a safer computer, please click here for more information on using computers more safely.

Domestic Violence Quiz

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?

Stop you from seeing or talking to friends or family?

Take your money or Social Security, make you ask for money, or refuse to give you

     money?

Make all the decisions?

Tell you you’re a bad parent or threaten to take away or hurt your children?

Act like the abuse is no big deal, it’s your fault, or even deny doing it?

Destroy your property or threaten to kill your pets?

Intimidate you with guns, knives, or other weapons?

Shove you, slap you or hit you?

Force you to drop charges?

Threaten to commit suicide?

Threaten to kill you?

If you checked even one, you may be in an abusive relationship.  If you need more information, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233; TTY 1-800-787-3224 or your local Illinois Domestic Violence Program.