{"id":26616,"date":"2024-12-22T08:26:59","date_gmt":"2024-12-22T13:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.laval.ca\/violence-conjugale\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T16:32:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T20:32:38","slug":"domestic-violence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.laval.ca\/en\/police\/prevention\/violence-prevention\/domestic-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"Conjugal violence: Breaking the silence"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"sticky-section-group aligndefault\"\n>\n   \n<div class=\"sticky-section-main\"\n>\n   \n\n<p class=\"is-style-intro-text\">Conjugal violence affects all levels of society. If you are the victim of or a witness to conjugal violence, know that help is available in Laval.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is conjugal violence?\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Conjugal violence can happen at any age and involve married couples and common-law partners, people who are dating, and even people who separated. It is generally described as follows:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A person uses a series of strategies and behaviours to exert dominance over their partner.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physical force or threats may be used. The violent person maintains a relationship of domination through repeated actions, such as criticisms, controlling behaviour or isolation.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The violent person may seek to control the other person\u2019s financial resources.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A cycle of violence whereby the aggressor continuously attempts to thwart all the victim\u2019s reactions in an effort to exert control over them.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It can take different forms, such as psychological violence, including attempts to exert control and domination, as well as physical violence and sexual violence.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It can be experienced at any age and in many types of relationships: conjugal, extra marital, love relationships, intimate relations, or following a separation.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to identify signs of violence\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Victims of conjugal violence may present certain signs:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Difficulty maintaining eye contact.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Presence of bruising, marks at the level of the neck or wrists.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jumps at the slightest noise, feeling of stress, fear.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shortness of breath, panic attacks.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trembling voice or hands.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nervousness, sweating.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inappropriate seasonal clothing (scarves, turtlenecks, long-sleeve shirts in summer, glasses used to hide something, etc.).\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<section class=\"info-tip-box aligndefault\"\n>\n   <div class=\"info-tip-box__decoration\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n   <div class=\"info-tip-box__content\">\n    \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Concerned about someone you know?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you observe signs of violence in someone you know or if you fear for their safety, contact 911.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources and support<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you the victim of conjugal violence? Break the silence and reach out for help from one of the following resources.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shelters for women and children\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maisondelina.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maison de Lina<\/a>&nbsp;<br>450&nbsp;962-8085&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maisonlesther.com\/cgi-bin\/index.cgi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maison l\u2019Esther<\/a>&nbsp;<br>450&nbsp;963-6161&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maisonleprelude.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maison Le Pr\u00e9lude<\/a>&nbsp;<br>450&nbsp;682-3050&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Crisis intervention hotlines\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sosviolenceconjugale.ca\/fr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">S.O.S domestic violence<\/a>&nbsp;<br>1&nbsp;800&nbsp;363-9010&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cavac.qc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CAVAC de Laval<\/a>&nbsp;<br>450&nbsp;688-4581&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cflaval.org\/index.php?controller=404\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Laval women&#8217;s center<\/a>&nbsp;<br>514&nbsp;808-2909&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shieldofathena.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shield of Athena<\/a>&nbsp;(services multilingues)&nbsp;<br>450&nbsp;688-6584&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.211qc.ca\/repertoire\/laval\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Laval Socio-Community Organizations Directory<\/a>&nbsp;<br>211&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"sticky-section-sidebar\"\n>\n   <div class=\"sticky-section-sidebar__inner\">\n     \n<div class=\"sidebar-cta-wrapper aligndefault\">\n   <div class=\"sidebar-cta\">\n     \n  <div class=\"theme-icon aligndefault theme-icon--colored\">\n    <span class=\"theme-icon__icon icon icon-faq\"><\/span>\n  <\/div>\n  \n\n\n<p class=\"has-xlarge-font-size\"><strong>Want to report an emergency?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact 911<\/p>\n\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"mixed-carousel mixed-carousel--custom alignfull\"\n>\n    \n<div class=\"heading-with-button container\">\n      <h2 class=\"heading-with-button__title\">To find out more<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"mixed-carousel__carousel-wrapper\">\n      <div class=\"mixed-carousel__carousel swiper\">\n        <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                      \n<div class=\"mixed-item swiper-slide aligndefault mixed-item--landscape-thumbnail\">\n  <a class=\"mixed-item__inner\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quebec.ca\/famille-et-soutien-aux-personnes\/violences\/violence-conjugale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">    <div class=\"mixed-item__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laval.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/laval.ca\/dist\/images\/defaults\/default.jpg\" alt=\"\">    <\/div>\n    <h3 class=\"mixed-item__title\"><span>How to recognize signs of conjugal violence? <\/span><\/h3>\n          <p class=\"mixed-item__excerpt\">Visit the Government of Quebec website.<\/p>\n      <\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"mixed-item swiper-slide aligndefault mixed-item--landscape-thumbnail\">\n  <a class=\"mixed-item__inner\" href=\"https:\/\/www.laval.ca\/en\/police\/contact-laval-police-department\/\">    <div class=\"mixed-item__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"609\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laval.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nous-joindre-609x350-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(min-width:1216px) 430px, (min-width:1080px) 36vw, (min-width:768px) 41vw, (min-width:560px) 60vw, 85vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laval.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nous-joindre-609x350-1.jpg 609w, https:\/\/www.laval.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nous-joindre-609x350-1-300x172.jpg 300w\" \/>    <\/div>\n    <h3 class=\"mixed-item__title\"><span>Who to call and when <\/span><\/h3>\n          <p class=\"mixed-item__excerpt\">Need to contact the police? 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