Domestic Violence

Red Flags To Consider
	Common Characteristics Of A Batterer
Intimate Partner Abuse
Inside the Home
	Generational Effects Of Violence
Cycle Of Violence
Power & Control
Legal Issues
Important Facts
	Bibliography & Web Links

Community Resources

	What Do I Say & Do When Someone Says They Have Been Abused?
	Do's & Don't's When Responding To Families Experiencing Domestic Violence
	Men Standing With Women As Advocates
	Domestic Violence In The Work Place
	Employees Work To End Domestic Violence
	Employers Work To End Domestic Violence

MEN STANDING WITH WOMEN AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

In 1999, the Community Crisis Center held its first "Men Standing With Women" community rally to raise awareness about domestic violence and to stress the need for men to advocate for an end to this form of violence in our communities. More than 900 men signed the following petition:

For too long, domestic violence has been considered exclusively a "Women's Issue". We, the undersigned men, now recognize that domestic violence must no longer be viewed as a problem affecting only women. Partner abuse is a problem that affects all of us, overwhelming our courts and hospitals, spilling over into our streets, and filling our morgues. We men must be a part of the solution if we are to halt the deadly toll this epidemic is taking.

We the undersigned pledge not to participate in relationship violence, and not to tolerate it in other men.

We pledge to take a leadership role in discouraging other men from abusing their partners.

We pledge not to remain silent bystanders, as silence has served to condone abuse.

We pledge to be the buddies, the teammates, and the co-workers, the brothers and fathers who say that

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MUST STOP!

WE WILL NOT SILENTLY STAND BY AND ALLOW IT TO CONTINUE.

Today, the Community Crisis Center continues to encourage men to take an active stand against domestic violence in our communities, and to become involved in advocating for an end to a societal acceptance of violence on a community, state, national, and world level.

For more information, we would like to refer you to some resources available through the Family Violence Prevention Fund .

"Coaching Boys into Men" - Offers suggestions and support for presenting boys with positive messages about what it means to be a man, and how it is essential to teach and model for boys that there is no place for violence in relationships with women. Go to http://endabuse.org/cbim/ .