Bill of Rights for Survivors of Domestic Abuse

1. I will not be blamed or shamed for having been a victim.

2. I will have the RIGHT to be HAPPY.

3. I will have the RIGHT to be free of all forms of abuse: physical, mental, emotional, psychological, or sexual.

4. I have the RIGHT to feel my feelings.

5. I have the RIGHT to take care of myself.

6. I have the Right to have my needs met.

7. I have the Right to make choices.

8. I have the Right to be loved in a healthy way.

9. I have the Right to live without fear.

10. I have the Right to express myself.

11. I have the Right to forgive myself for things in the past.

12. I have the Right to make a better life for myself.

WOMEN ARE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MORE THAN BURGLARY, MUGGINGS AND OTHER PHYSICAL CRIMES COMBINED

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PO Box 2263, Asheville, NC 28802

Office Phone: (828) 254-2968
Fax: (828) 254-0720
Crisis Line: (828) 254-0516

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