Domestic abuse is a pattern of physical, emotional or sexual abuse used by one intimate partner to obtain and maintain power and control over the other. Domestic abuse crosses all ethnic, religious, and educational and socio-economic lines. Children in homes where domestic abuse occurs are profoundly affected emotionally and psychologically by witnessing the abuse and are at high risk of becoming victims or even perpetrators themselves later in life. Jackie List of St. Vrain Safe Shelter explains the TERA program that helps teens recognize controlling relationships that could lead to abuse.
St. Vrain Safe Shelter provides a 24-hour anonymous crisis line 303-772-4422 (office line 303-772-0432), Emergency and transitional shelter, counseling , information, legal advocacy, and community and peer education.
