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A relationship should not make you feel afraid, controlled, or unsafe. Abuse is not your fault.
Intimate partner violence is a pattern of power and control. It can involve physical, sexual, emotional, or financial abuse—even when there are no visible injuries.
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Warning signs worth taking seriously
Does your partner repeatedly try to control your choices, isolate you, or make you afraid? These behaviors can be part of an abusive pattern.
Monitoring and isolation
- Demanding to know where you are or checking your phone.
- Discouraging contact with friends or family.
- Excessive jealousy or repeated accusations of infidelity.
Pressure and humiliation
- Pushing a relationship to move faster than you want.
- Ignoring your boundaries or making you afraid to say no.
- Criticizing, blaming, insulting, or humiliating you.
Threats and intimidation
- Threatening you, your children, or pets.
- Destroying belongings or using weapons to frighten you.
- Controlling access to money, work, transportation, or medical care.
Abuse can take different forms
Physical abuse
Hitting, pushing, kicking, restraining, strangling, or smothering; threats with weapons; harming pets; or denying needed medical care.
Sexual abuse
Forcing or pressuring sexual activity, making you afraid to refuse, demanding unwanted acts, or interfering with contraception or protection.
Emotional abuse
Put-downs, gaslighting, intimidation, constant criticism, isolation, or blaming you for the other person’s behavior.
Financial abuse
Restricting money, hiding assets, creating debt in your name, damaging your credit, or interfering with your ability to work.
A person may use several of these tactics together. Responsibility for abuse belongs to the person choosing to use it.
Start with a conversation
You do not have to know what to ask for or make every decision now. An advocate can listen, discuss your needs, and help you explore options.
Reach out when it is safe
Call 877-543-9520. Share only what you feel comfortable sharing.
Explore your options
Ask about safety planning, emotional support, advocacy, and community resources.
Choose your next step
An advocate can explain support options, including referrals and a safehouse assessment when appropriate.
More resources in your community
These organizations offer additional kinds of help in Western Colorado. Contact each organization directly about services, availability, and eligibility.
Colorado Legal Services
Civil legal help for eligible Coloradans.
The Pro Bono Project
Civil legal resources in Mesa County.
HomewardBound
Shelter, meals, and housing-related support.
Western Colorado 211
Connections to food, housing, healthcare, and other local resources.
Health Solutions West
Behavioral health and treatment resources.
Montrose County
County information and links to local services.
Center for Independence
Independent living resources and support for people with disabilities.
Not sure where to begin? A Latimer House advocate can help you look for resources for your situation.
You do not have to face this alone.
Whether you are seeking help for yourself or someone you care about, you can talk with a trained advocate about safety and support.