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Youth Yellow Pages - Abuse
Abuse can take place in many relationships. Parents can abuse their children, children can abuse their parents, boyfriends can abuse girlfriends, girlfriends can abuse boyfriends, and friends can abuse other friends. Many forms of abuse exist as well. A person can abuse another emotionally, physically, and/or sexually. Here are some examples of the different kinds of abuse.
Emotional - name calling, humiliating someone in front of others, threatening, harassing, ridiculing
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Physical - hitting, kicking, burning, choking, pushing, hair pulling
Sexual - forcing any sexual act unwanted by the other party, raping, molesting
If you or someone you know is being abused, they need some help. The person abusing them also needs some help learning ways to control anger and stress. If you or a friend is in immediate danger, get to a safe place and call 911.
If you are being abused or for information on abuse...
Abuse Resource Network (Lisbon)
701.683.5061
1.877.683.5061
Kedish House (Ellendale)
701.349.4729
1.877.349.4729
Crisis Line - 701.349.5118
Rape and Abuse Crisis Center (Fargo)
701.293.7273
1.800.344.7273
Rape Abuse Incest National HotLine
1.800.656.HOPE (4673)
Three Rivers Crisis Center (Wahpeton)
701.642.2115
1.800.627.3659
County Social Services
Cass (Fargo).................701.241.5765
Ransom (Lisbon).............701.683.5661
Richland (Wahpeton)......701.642.7751
Sargent (Forman)...........701.724.6421
Steele (Finley)...............701.524.2584
Traill (Hillsboro)..............701.636.5220
If you are abusing...
Call any counseling service. For information on counseling services contact:
FirstLink’s 24-hour HotLine (Fargo)
701.235.7335
Mental Health Association in ND (Fargo)
701.237.5871
Help-Line - 1.800.472.2911
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