Healthy Relationships
What Makes a Healthy Relationship?
What Makes an Unhealthy Relationship?
The Cycle of Domestic Violence
You're Not Alone!
Support Groups
Warning Signs
Creating a Personalized Safety Plan
Resources
- Mutual Respect
- Trust
- Honesty
- Support
- Fairness/Equality
- Separate Identities
- Good Communication
What Makes an Unhealthy Relationship?
- A relationship is unhealthy when it involves mean, disrespectful, controlling, or abusive behavior. For more information about health vs. unhealthy relationships, go to http://kidshealth.org/teen.
The Cycle of Domestic Violence
- Tension Building: Criticism, yelling, swearing, using angry gestures, coercion, threats.
- Violence: Battering- hitting, slapping, kicking, use of objects or weapons, sexual abuse
- Honeymoon: Abuser apologizes, blames the victim, promises to change, or gives gifts. Everything seems calm for a while, but then tension building starts back up again.
You're Not Alone!
- A woman is beaten every 15 seconds (FBI, 1991)
- Women of all cultures, races, occupations, income levels and ages are battered by husbands, boyfriends, lovers, and partners.
- Call the domestic violence hotline if you or someone you know has been the victim of domestic violence: 1-800-799-7233
Support Groups
- Newport Beach - “In S.A.F.E. Hands” Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, 6:00 - 7:30 pm at St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church, 2100 Mar Vista Drive, Newport Beach. Support group for victims of emotional/verbal abuse or domestic violence. Call (949) 721-8079.
- Cypress - “Emotional Healing for Women” Wednesday, 7:00 - 9:00 pm at Seacoast Grace Church, 5100 Cerritos Ave., Education Building, Library Room. “For women who have been through or are involved in an abusive relationship.” (714) 761-5100 Ext. 302.
- Cypress - “In S.A.F.E. Hands” Wednesday, 7:00 - 8:30 pm at Seacoast Grace Church, 5100 Cerritos Ave. Support group for victims of emotional/verbal abuse or domestic violence. (714) 761-5100.
- For more information about support groups on multiple topics in Orange county, click here.
Warning Signs
Creating a Personalized Safety Plan
Resources