FAMILY Domestic Violence Services
(call any of the numbers below)
(845) 338-2370
(845) 679-2485
(845) 255-8801
(845) 647-2443  

Domestic Violence Court Advocate ● (845) 340-3617

If you have been assaulted, call 911. It is important for your safety and to help stop any assault in the future. Charging your abuser is a necessary step in reducing physical violence.

• Tell someone, and keep a record of all incidents for evidence. 

• Write down the details for yourself as soon as possible after the assault. Keep your notes in a safe place where your abuser won't find them.

• Develop a safety plan. Memorize emergency numbers. Keep spare house and car keys handy. Know where you can stay in an emergency. 

• Consider ending the relationship as soon as possible. Without intervention, the violence will increase in frequency and severity as time passes. 

• Recognize that no one has the right to control you and that it is everyone's human right to live without fear. 

Help for men who are abusive is available through FAMILY’s Evolve program.

 Please remember that once a violent act takes place in a relationship, without intervention the violence almost always recurs. In fact, it tends to become more severe and more frequent. 

Links to FAMILY Resources to End Domestic Violence

• Signs of Abuse
• Tips for helping if you think someone is being abused
• Developing a Safety Plan
• Signs of Abuse in Lesbian and Gay Relationships
• Homosexual Battering Versus Straight Battering
• Gay/Lesbian/Transdomestic Violence Resource & Information Safety Plan
• Information about Teen Dating Violence

Other Useful Resources

• National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
• Information about Gay and Lesbian Domestic Violence
• Other Counties and Contact Points for Domestic Violence Services

• FAMILY Shelter
• Non-residential Counseling Services
• Evolve
• Domestic Violence and Family Court Advocate