Domestic Violence

Domestic violence occurs in homes throughout every community. It knows no boundaries of color, gender, age, socioeconomic status, or sexual orientation.

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DV Stats

1 in 3 Utah women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime
There is approximately one DV-related homicide each month in Utah
Women are 10 times more likely than men to die from domestic violence

(Domestic Violence Fatalities in Utah Report, 2003-2008, health.utah.gov)

It happens in all relationships – to married couples, within families, to intimate partners living together, to roommates, and to dating couples. The abuse can be physical, mental, sexual, emotional, financial, verbal, or electronic. Domestic violence is a pervasive, sometimes life-threatening, crime that affects millions of individuals across the United States.

You can help DOVE Center provide survivors with safe shelter and trauma-informed care to achieve empowerment, hope and independence.

Warning Signs of Abuse in Relationships

Jealousy
Controlling and possessive actions
Quick involvement – strong feelings or commitment early on
Unpredictable mood swings
Explosive anger
Isolates you from friends and family
Verbally abusive
Breaks, strikes, or throws things when angry
Shows hypersensitivity
Believes in rigid sex roles
Blames others for his/her problems or feelings
Cruel to animals or children
Abused prior partners
Threatens violence (including against self, such as suicide threats)
One party makes excuses for partner’s abusive behavior or justifies it when others point it out
One party has to account for how he/she spends all of his/her time
One party forces the other to engage in unwanted sexual acts
Excessive phone calls, text messages, etc.
The abused party is visibly worried about his/her partner’s anticipated angry reaction to ordinary events
The abused party visibly changes his/her behavior or personality when in the other party’s presence