Is this happening to you?

• Are you being blamed whenever things go wrong, cursed or called names?
• Is free time limited to your partner's interests only?
• Is your partner abusive when drinking or under the influence of drugs?
• Are you forbidden to use money? Never buy anything for yourself?
• Is it impossible to enjoy outside friendships, due to jealousy?
• Does he/she have a "Jekyll and Hyde" personality?
• Do you "cover" or make excuses for his/her behavior?
• Do you do more than a fair share of work, paid or unpaid?
• Are you made to have sex when you don't want to?
• Do you feel you must ask permission to do things?
• Are you sometimes punished for misbehaving?
• In his/her childhood, was your partner or their mother abused?
• Are you the "butt" of humiliating jokes?
• Is there a scene if you express an opposite opinion?
• Do you live in fear of your loved one?

If you have answered "yes" to any of the above questions, please contact us. You may be a victim of domestic violence.

Domestic Violence
Doves' Domestic Violence Program provides comprehensive assistance and support to families affected by domestic violence. The program serves 5 counties -- Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby, and DeWitt. Services include a 24-hour telephone hotline in each of the counties with offices; a shelter for women and their children, which is located in Macon County; individual and group counseling for clients; legal advocacy; and children's programming.

Click here for the list of Dove's
Domestic Violence Program Services.