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Living with domestic violence can be very stressful and dangerous. It may be difficult to realize that someone you love is hurting you, and once you realize that you are being abused, you may not know what to do to get yourself out of the abusive relationship. Here are some resources that may help you.
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| This is a partial listing of websites and support groups that connect others like you who are struggling with similar situations. Resources for women; men; gays; lesbians; transgendered; African-Americans; teens; Asian-Americans; Native Americans; and Latinas. |
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| This section contains information on how to protect your children and shield them from the physical and mental anguish caused by domestic violence. |
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| How domestic violence has an impact on your physical and mental health, where to go for counseling, and how to find help with the medical effects of domestic violence. |
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| How to protect your pet as well as information on the relationship between animal abuse and domestic violence. |
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| Information for both you and your employer on how to deal with a domestic violence situation. |
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Finding shelters,
counseling, legal help and other resources in your community
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Source: The Maryland Legal Assistance Network |
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Last Review Date (no legal content): 8/15/03 (MLAN/AC)
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This site offers legal information, not legal advice. We make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information and to clearly explain your options. However we do not provide legal advice - the application of the law to your individual circumstances. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney. See our section on "Finding Legal Help."
The Maryland Legal Assistance Network (MLAN) sponsors this site in collaboration with a number of legal services providers serving low and moderate income Marylanders. The information on this site is provided by a wide range of attorneys and advocacy organizations. Most files indicate author and attribution information. In the absence of file-specific attribution or copyright, the Maryland Assistance Network (MLAN/MLSC) holds the copyright (all rights reserved) subject to the following exception. You are free to copy the information for your own use or for other non-commercial purposes with the following language “Source: People’s Law Library of Maryland – www.peoples-law.org © Maryland Legal Assistance Network / MLSC, 1999-2003.”
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