ABUSE / VIOLENT BEHAVIOR INFORMATION Vilence means using frce t hurt r cntrl smene r break r damage smething. Sme peple get very angry and lse cntrl. They may thrw things, punch a wall, r hit smebdy. They may even be srry afterwards. If yu, a family member, r a friend has been slapped, hit r pushed, r yur behavir is ut f cntrl r vilent, it is time t seek help. N ne deserves t be hurt! There are times when abuse is emtinal, nt physical. In these situatins smene may be threatening yu verbally r treating yu in a way that makes yu feel fearful fr yur safety r believe yu will be hurt. If yu, r smene yu re with, is hurt r in danger, get away and get help frm a friend r neighbr. Call 911 t ask fr plice assistance. If there is n emergency but yu are afraid f being hurt physically r emtinally by a friend r family member, talk abut it t smene wh will listen and believe yu, r call ne f the numbers listed. It is cmmn t have mixed feelings abut smene wh is vilent twards yu. It is imprtant t tell smene and nt keep secrets even if the persn prmises nt t d it again. Peple wh abuse r hurt thers need t get help. By telling smene, yu begin t take cntrl ver the situatin and begin t help yurself. Yu may have heard a lt abut r knw smene invlved in dmestic vilence (family r husehld vilence) and think this ccurs nly between married peple r adults wh are living tgether, but sme teens are als invlved in abusive dating relatinships. These relatinships can be very difficult t end. Talk t a family member r smene yu respect, r seek cunseling. Yu may be in an abusive relatinship if yu: Are frightened f yur partner s temper. Find yurself aplgizing t yurself r t thers fr yur partner s behavir. Have been hit, kicked, shved, r had things thrwn at yu by yur partner when he r she was jealus r angry. Make plans/decisins abut activities/friends based n what yur partner wants r hw yur partner will react. Have been abused as a child r seen yur parent abused. Are treated badly r embarrassed in frnt f thers by yur partner. Agree t have sex, even if yu are uncmfrtable abut it. RAPE OR SEXUAL ASSAULT Rape, sexual assault, r the attempt t d either is a vilent crime against an individual. The rapist can be anyne - a neighbr, a date, a friend, a relative, r a stranger. If smene yu knw frces yu t have sexual intercurse r ther sexual cntact against yur will it is called acquaintance rape. When this happens in a date situatin, it is als called date rape.
N ne has the right t pressure r frce yu t have sex, even if: yur diner r night has been paid fr yu have had sex befre with this persn yu flirt with this persn yu agree t have sex and then change yur mind Yu have the right t say n t anyne wh tries t tuch yu in any way, which makes yu uncmfrtable. If the persn will nt leave yu alne, try t get away as sn as pssible. If yu are raped, it is nt yur fault. Yu are the victim, nt the criminal. If yu are raped r sexually assaulted: Get t a safe place. Call yur parents r smene yu trust. D nt shwer, bathe, duche, wash yur hands, brush yur teeth r use the tilet, d nt change yur clthes r eat r drink anything. As hard as it may be t nt clean up, yu may destry imprtant evidence if yu d. Get medical attentin as sn as pssible t determine whether r nt have internal injuries. Als, there may be a need fr a fllw-up medical care in case f sexually transmitted disease r pregnancy. The best place t g is the hspital emergency rm since the staff has been trained t help yu. Try t remember r write dwn where it happened, when, what the persn lked like and clthing s/he wre. This infrmatin will help yu be prepared if yu decide t talk t the plice. The dctr can help yu invlve the plice if yu want. Cntacting the plice des nt mean yu have t prsecute. It is imprtant t make a plice reprt in case yu want t take future actin. The victim f an assault needs t have peple t talk with abut feelings, peple wh will listen fr as lng as it takes. CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES Jamestwn Dunkirk 110 E. Furth Street 335-339 Central Avenue Jamestwn NY 14701 Dunkirk, NY 14048 Phne: (716) 661-8200 Phne: (716) 363-3500 DSS WEB PAGE
Prvides fr the delivery f services fr child and family welfare prgrams including preventive and prtective (CPS)services t children and adults, fster care, adptin, parenting prgrams and yuth services. CHILD ABUSE HOTLINE / CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES DSS WEB PAGE Telephne: 1-800-635-1522 Child Prtectin: call lcally 661-8040 Child r adult intake services all f New Yrk State. It is fr anyne t infrm abut a child wh has been mistreated r abused. They will tell yu t ntify the plice in an emergency (911); stay n the line t reprt a case; r t call yur lcal child prtectin authrities (661-8040) if yu'd like infrmatin. They will ntify lcal authrities wh usually get n the case within 24 hurs. The parents f the abused child are infrmed, but they will nt say wh the caller was. Caller need nt identify him / herself. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RAPE CRISIS PROGRAM PO Bx 368, Jamestwn, N Y 14701 Phne: (716) 664-6208 Prvides skills and infrmatin n sexual harassment preventin, date and acquaintence rape, dmestic vilence and teen dating vilence. A prgram whse fcus is t break the cycle f child abuse and neglect. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE / RAPE HOTLINE Phne:1-800-252-8748 If yu have been assaulted r raped, it is imprtant fr yur prtectin that yu receive immediate medical treatment. Yu culd becme pregnant r cntract a venereal disease. Dn't shwer - yu will literally wash away the evidence! G immediately t yur lcal hspital's emergency rm. If yu decide t prsecute the assailant, medical evidence can be btained at this time nly. Cnfidential. NEW YORK STATE POLICE Jamestwn: (716)665-3113
Frednia: (716)679-1521 Perrysburg: (716)532-2666 Sherman: (716) 761-6712 Call t reprt a sexual assault. PROJECT CROSSROADS (Stpping Dmestic Vilence) 201 East Secnd Street (Jamestwn Plice Department) Jamestwn, NY 14701 Phne:483-7536 The prgram's gal is t reduce abusive relatinships. Prject Crssrads staff is available t discuss situatins pertaining t the law and t prvide cmmunity awareness t the issues that surrund dmestic vilence. Prject Crssrads can help victims recgnize the danger signals f an abusive relatinship and make apprpriate referrals fr assistance. This prgram is a partnership between the Jamestwn Plice Department and the YWCA f Jamestwn, with additinal cllabratin frm the Salvatin Army Dmestic Vilence Prgram. RAPE AGRESSION DEFENSE CLASSES (R.A.D.) Jamestwn Plice Department, 201 E. 2nd Street, Jamestwn, NY 14701 Phne: (716) 483-7536 R.A.D. system is a nine-hur prgram f realistic, self-defense techniques. The R.A.D. system is a cmprehensive curse fr wmen nly that begins with awareness, preventin, risk reductin and avidance; while prgressing n t the basics f hands n defense. Classes are held in the JPD training rm. Must be at least 13 years ld. THE SALVATION ARMY Rape Crisis / Dmestic Vilence Prgrams 83 Suth Main Street Jamestwn, N Y 14701 Phne:(716) 664-4108 Htline: 1-800-252-8748 Web: Salvatin Army Web Page Dmestic Vilence/Rape Crisis Prgram Prvides services t all victims, and children f victims, f Dmestic Vilence, Rape r Sexual Assult. Emergency shelter ffers case management, supprt grups, recreatinal prgramming/child care, medical/legal advcacy,and
accmpaniment t curt, DSS, law enfrcement, etc. Nn-residential services include: case management, victim supprt grups, therapeutic prgramming fr children and adlescents, advcacy and accmpaniment. All services are cnfidential, free f charge, and accessed via the 24 hur Htline. Dmestic Vilence Supprt Grup and Emergency Shelter available t all victims f dmestic vilence and their children. Prvides advcacy, cunseling, case management, and life skills prgrams. Children and Family Outreach prgrams fr children ages 3-18. Rape, crisis, hspital, and curt advcacy and case management. The Children & Family Outreach Prgram prvides cunsleing services t children 4-18 years wh have been past r present victims f dmestic vilence, physical, sexual, emtinal abuse, rape, incest and sexual assult and/r a witness t vilence in the hme. CFOP encmpasses three cunseling services that include lng term grup cunseling, a 12 week adlescent prgram ans individual cunseling fr children, adlescents, and their families. This prgram is ffered in bth Jamestwn 661-3898 and Dunkirk 366-3701. Teen t Teen prvides peer grup supprt and cunseling fr teens wh have experienced sexual assult, abuse, r neglect. Teens can be referred t the prgram by calling 664-6208. All services are free f charge and cnfidential. CRISIS LINES: Child Abuse Htline 1-800-342-3720 Child Find 1-800-426-5678 Child Help USA 1-800-4-A-CHILD Dmestic Vilence/Rape Htline (Lcal) 1-800-252-8748 Natinal Dmestic Vilence Htline
1-800-942-6908 Bi-Lingual 1-800-942-6908 Htline Fr Battered Wmen 1-800-799-SAFE