Intimate partner abuse/domestic violence happens in all communities, and CU Boulder is not exempt.听
Domestic violence, also known as intimate partner abuse, is best understood as a pattern of abusive behaviors鈥攊ncluding physical, sexual听and psychological abuse听as well as economic coercion鈥攗sed by one intimate partner against another to gain, maintain听or regain power and control in the relationship.
Abusers use a range of tactics to frighten, manipulate, hurt, humiliate, blame and/or injure a current or former intimate partner.听 Domestic violence can happen to anyone, regardless of sex, age, race, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.
If you are concerned about a relationship you are in or have been in, or if you are concerned about a friend鈥檚 relationship, please contact CU Boulder's听.听It is a free and confidential听advocacy and trauma-informed counseling center on campus for students, staff and听faculty.听
笔濒别补蝉别听别尘补颈濒听assist@colorado.edu or call 303-492-8855, which provides听after-hours phone counselors, or stop by OVA in person on the fourth floor of the Center for Community, room S440. They are听open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Resources
- Visit the Office of Victim Assistance .
- Follow local safe houses on Facebook for events going on in your community: in Boulder听and near Longmont.
- (and find听more events throughout October here).
