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 photography by Carlos Reynosa |
The Domestic
Violence Project Return to the Circle |
 photography by Carlos Reynosa |
| What
is Domestic Violence? The goal of people who use violence in their relationship is always the same. They want to control their partner through fear. |
Through a grant from the State of
California Department of Health Services, Maternal Child
Health Branch, we have created a domestic violence
project, Return
to the Circle, in partnership with
other Native American Agencies. By combining efforts, we
will address the issue of domestic violence in the
American Indian Community of Santa Barbara County. The goal of the domestic violence project, Return to the Circle, is to create domestic violence services for Native Americans by Native Americans. Unique cultural barriers that American Indians face are a common deterrence to accessing services provided by non-Indian agencies. A survey of 223 American Indians in Santa Barbara conducted in the summer of 2000, showed that the American Indian population in Santa Barbara was not accessing the services offered by Domestic Violence Solutions according to the level of need that exists. Of the reasons people cited for not calling for help, 77% indicated they did not know who to call. In addition, both women and men indicated that they required medical attention from an injury caused by domestic violence. With the help of Native American agencies and community leaders, Domestic Violence Solutions for Santa Barbara County is working to create culturally sensitive services for Native American victims of domestic violence. To date, the domestic violence project has provided cross-training for members of the project staff, as well as medical reporting training. Domestic
violence feeds on silence – |
Services Provided
How can you help?
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 photography by Carlos Reynosa |
Partners and Collaborators:
We invite
other Native American agencies |
 photography by Carlos Reynosa |
 photography by Carlos Reynosa Important Phone Numbers Women's Shelters: Legal and
Emergency Services: Counseling and
Other Programs: |
What
is Domestic Violence? The goal of people who use violence in their relationship is always the same. They want to control their partner through fear. Physical Abuse: Hitting, slapping, kicking, choking, pushing, punching, beating. Verbal Abuse: Constant criticism, making humiliating remarks, not responding to what the partner is saying, mocking, name-calling, yelling, swearing, interrupting, changing the subject. Sexual Violence: Forcing sex on an unwilling partner, demanding sexual acts that the partner does not want to perform, degrading treatment. Isolation: Making it hard for the partner to see friends and relatives, monitoring phone calls, reading mail, controlling where the victim goes, taking the victim's car keys. Coercion: Making the partner feel guilty, pushing the victim into decisions, sulking, manipulating children and other family members, always insisting on being right, making up impossible "rules" and punishing the victim for breaking them. Harassment: Following or stalking, embarrassing the victim in public, constantly checking up on the partner, refusing to leave when asked. Economic Control: Keeping complete control of the money, not paying bills, refusing to give the partner money, not letting the victim work, interfering with the partner's job, refusing to work and support the family. Abusing Trust: Lying, breaking promises, being unfaithful, being overly jealous. Threats and Intimidation: Threatening to harm the partner, the children, family members and pets, using physical size to intimidate, shouting, keeping weapons and threatening to use them. Destruction of Property: Destroying furniture, punching walls, throwing things, breaking things, destroying things of sentimental value. Self-Destructive Behavior: Abusing drugs or alcohol, threatening self-harm or suicide, driving recklessly. |
 photography by Carlos Reynosa
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