Introduction
Developed
by the Goddard Committee for Working
Domestic
violence can follow a victim or perpetrator to their place of work and
result in incidents of workplace violence.
Due to the significant number of violent relationships in the
United States today, it is safe to assume that the victim or perpetrator
of domestic violence may be your friend, co-worker, or any other
individual that you come in contact with at work or in the community.
Before
deciding that you are not involved in a violent/abusive relationship, or that you
know of anyone involved in such a relationship and therefore don’t need
to read this information, consider the statistics regarding domestic
violence. The reality of domestic violence, is that anyone at
work may be impacted by violent relationships at any given time.
It is therefore essential that we learn to recognize the warning signs of
violence in order to prevent and/or respond to violence appropriately.
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Contact
Goddard’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP) at 301-286-4600 or
800-247-3054 for additional information and/or assistance.
You can also call--toll-free-- the National Domestic Violence Hotline,
24-hours a day at 800-799-SAFE (7233) or 800-787-3224 (TDD).
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