The transition house provides shelter and support to women and their children who are leaving an abusive relationship and need temporary safe accommodation. Single and elderly women are also victims of abuse and may use the transition house. Abuse occurs whenever one person is victimized by another. Your partner does NOT have the RIGHT to control or abuse you. An attack on a stranger is assault and so is an attack on a partner.

Physical abuse includes:

• pushing
• slapping
• punching

Psychological abuse includes:

• threats to harm you, the children or your family
• the threat to commit suicide or to "take" the children from you
• restricting your activities; isolating you from family or friends
• any degrading activities; insults/put downs, name calling
• undermining your self-esteem or position with the children; keeping you in fear
• controlling money

Sexual assault is any sexual activity you do not wish to engage in, ignoring your right to say "NO".

No one has the "right" to abuse another. The behaviour has been learned and will be passed on to children. We are not responsible for being abused, but we are responsible for changing the pattern in our children's lives.