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INTIMATE ​PARTNER
VIOLENCE

what is Intimate Partner violence?

Intimate Partner Violence means any situation where one partner in an intimate relationship tries to maintain power and control over the other person. We view the survivor as the person who the controlling behavior is aimed at. Our services are for the survivors and their children.
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Often, it is difficult to identify various forms of abuse, particularly when they are indirect or not as obvious as physical and/or sexual violence. The YWCA Power and Control Wheel diagram is a particularly helpful tool in understanding the overall pattern of abusive and violent behaviors which are used to establish and maintain control over a partner.

power and control wheel 

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801 South Saginaw Street, Flint, MI 48502  | ​Phone: (810) 238-7621  |  info@ywcaflint.org 

​YWCA of Greater Flint is on a mission to eliminate racism, empower women, promote peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.


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Thank you to our sponsors

Stella and Frederick Loeb Charitable Trust, McLaren Flint, Elizabeth Wise, Genesys Health System, Molina Health Care, Elga Credit Union, Michigan Association of Health Plans and Women's Educational Center: UM-Flint.
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      • Sexual Assault Response Team
    • Emergency Response Team
    • Safehouse Emergency Shelter
    • Talk to Someone >
      • Support Groups
      • Crisis Counseling
    • Racial and Social Justice >
      • Tips to Eliminate Racism
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