What you can do to help
September 29, 2008
To provide help for friends or family members who are being abused:
• Call police if you see/hear abuse
• Explain that FREE and CONFIDENTIAL help is available for victims and their children at My Sister’s Place.
• Offer a place to make a phone call or to baby-sit while they attend appointments
To help for friends or family members who are abusers get well:
• Call police if you see/hear abuse
• Tell them there are no excuses for abuse and they may lose their families, friends, homes and jobs if it doesn’t stop
• Hold them accountable for their behavior
• Support their efforts to locate and obtain appropriate batterer intervention treatment
How you can help your local domestic violence program:
• Volunteer your time
• Make monetary donations or donate phone cards, gift certificates, gas cards, etc.
If you or someone you know needs help, please call My Sisters Place at 1-800-443-3402.
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