What Is Dating Violence?

Physical Sexual Emotional/Verbal
Any use of size, presence, or objects to hurt or control someone Any use of sex to hurt or degrade Any words/action (or lack of action) meant to degrade or control

hitting, slapping, shoving, biting, choking, excessive tickling, pulling hair, damaging teeth, threatening with clenched fist, pinching, spanking, kicking, shaking, jerking, spitting, kneeing, burn ing, restraining, chasing, pinning against wall, banging head on wall or floor, standing, sitting on, standing in doorway to prevent exit, stalking, shooting, stabbing

USE OF OBJECTS

throwing thing s (food, phone, etc.), hitting with objects, going through or breaking personal items, driving recklessly, slamming doors, tearing clothes, breaking windshield or puncturing tires, punching walls, sweeping things off table, kicking car or lockers, disconn ecting phone, standing behind car to prevent leaving, taking car keys, taking personal things

forcing sex or sexual acts, sexually touching in uncomfortable ways, sexualizing partner in public, promising rewards for sexual activity, intimidating partner to perform sexual acts

yelling, insulting, esp. in public, being sarcastic or making demeaning jokes, mimicking, excessive swearing, calling names, calling p artner crazy, making degrading or negative comments, constant accusations of cheating, threatening to kill or hurt, threatening suicide, calling over and over in the middle of the night, silent treatment, lying/playing mind games, twisting partner’s words, using the guilt trip, demanding, criticizing, constant interrogation, intense jealousy or rages, isolating partner from family and friends, blaming partner for violence and abuse, making fun of partner’s mistakes or looks, use of alcohol or d rugs to manipulate partner, keeping partner from sleeping, ignoring partner’s feelings or concerns, controlling partner actions







Adapted from Salt Lake Area Domestic Violence Coalition

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