Vera House TTY Crisis Line 315-484-7263 (business hours) ARISE TTY 315-479-6363 Safe Space Vera House, Inc. Ad m i n i s t ra t i ve & O utre a c h O f f i ce s 6181 Thompson Road / Suite 100 Ą Syracuse, NY 13206 Ą phone: 315-425-0818 Ą fax: 315-425-8942 Ą w w w.verahouse.org Ą You Have the Right to Be Safe No One Deserves to be Abused You have the right to be SAFE and RESPECTED In your home In your relationships With your family With your personal care attendant ABUSE can happen by people... We trust We love Who help care for us This may be your: Mother / Father Personal care attendant Husband / Wife Boyfriend / Girlfriend Other people who regularly care for you Ą Ą Ą Ą Ą Ą Ą Ą Ą Ą Ą Ą 24-HOUR HOTLINES 315-422-7273 315-468-3260 This project is supported by Grant No. 2006-FW-AX-K015 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women. Brochure created by: Project EMERGE Advisory Group ARISE Sy ra c u se / M a i n O f f i ce 635 James St Ą Syracuse, NY 13203 Ą phone: 315-472-3171 Ą fax: 315-472-9252 Ą w w w.ariseinc.org Ą Are You Safe? Safe Space Vera House, Inc. Ad m i n i s t ra t i ve & O utre a c h O f f i ce s 6181 Thompson Road / Suite 100 Ą Syracuse, NY 13206 Ą phone: 315-425-0818 Ą fax: 315-425-8942 Ą w w w.verahouse.org Ą You Have the Right to Be Safe No One Deserves to be Abused You have the right to be SAFE and RESPECTED In your home In your relationships With your family With your personal care attendant ABUSE can happen by people... We trust We love Who help care for us This may be your: Mother / Father Personal care attendant Husband / Wife Boyfriend / Girlfriend Other people who regularly care for you Ą Ą Ą Ą Ą Ą Ą Ą Ą Ą Ą Ą 24-HOUR HOTLINES 315-422-7273 315-468-3260 This project is supported by Grant No. 2006-FW-AX-K015 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women. Brochure created by: Project EMERGE Advisory Group ARISE Sy ra c u se / M a i n O f f i ce 635 James St Ą Syracuse, NY 13203 Ą phone: 315-472-3171 Ą fax: 315-472-9252 Ą w w w.ariseinc.org Ą Are You Safe? What is ABUSE? ABUSE is any repeated behavior used to control you physically, sexually or emotionally. ABUSE can happen to ANYONE! It does not matter what your race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, age, religion or ability is. Does someone close to you... destroy, deny or not fix communication devices or adaptive equipment withhold or change your medication hit, slap, push, or threaten you call you names or yell at you give you looks or act in ways that make you feel uncomfortable withhold affection or sex force you to do any sexual act against your will control access to: phone videophone (VRS) TTY transportation service providers counseling or healthcare information money friends or family Ą Ą Ą Ą Ą Ą Ą Ą Ą Ą Ą Ą Ą Ą Ą Ą What can you do? TAlk TO SOMEONE YOU TRUST Family Member Service Provider Nurse or Doctor Clergy Member Friend You may be more at risk to experience abuse because you may... not be able to defend yourself not be able to tell or sign your experiences be less able to escape be dependent on others fear that you may not be taken seriously fear what could happen to you if you report abuse Ą Ą Ą Ą Ą Ą You can find support at ARISE and Vera House ARISE provides a variety of services for people with disabilities including help with housing and employment, as well as counseling. Vera House can help you with safety planning, exploring legal or health options, temporary shelter, and counseling. Ą Ą