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DOES YOUR PARTNER?
Tell you that your child is anuisance?
Show anger or impatience when
your child cries or has a tantrum? Call your child BAD NAMES
or
put him down?
Stop you from bringing yourchild to family events?
Make ALL of the decisions foryou and your child?
Tell you that you are a bad parentor that you should not have
yourkids?
Pretend that WHEN HE HURTSYOUR CHILD that you are to
BLAME or that its NO BIGDEAL?
Make your child SCARED byusing guns or knives or
otherweapons?
If you answered yes to even one of theseyour child might be at
risk! NEVER leave
your child with someone you don t trustwith your childs life
.
Far too often, a child is abused or even killedwhen left in the
care of a parents partner.
In Ohio, data shows that of those children whowere killed, the
biological parent wasresponsible in 61% of the reviews. Themothers
partner was cited in 28% of thereviews (Ohio Department of Health;
ChildFatality Eighth Annual Report, September2008).
Ask yourself these questions:
Does your partner have acriminal history?
How has he or she treated theirpast partners?
How does he or she treat otherchildren?
How does he or she treatanimals?
Does he or she get angry whenyou spend time with your child?
Remember, this is the one choice youcan make to save your child
or
children from harm or even death.
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?
Get you and your childto a SAFE place
Contact Lake CountyChildren Services
Contact your localDomestic Violenceshelter
If you cannot get to aSAFE place, contactone of the
localagencies for immediatehelp.
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When you choose a
partner for you, you arechoosing for your childtoo.
Your baby is countingon you to make the
right decision.
Never leave your child
with someone youdont trust with your childs life .
Lake County Children Services is funded fromvarious sources.
Direct care of abused andneglected children is paid for by the
people of Lake County through the Children ServicesLevy. This levy
has been renewed since 1969.Levy money goes toward: foster
care,adoption services, the Caley Home, clothingand other
incidentals. It takes a community-Thank you Lake County!
Lake County Department of Job and Family Services
177 Main St.Painesville, Ohio 44077
Abuse Hotline-24 hours a day(440) 350-4000 (440) 918-4000
Press Option 1FAX: (440) 350-4010
Agency Hours: Mon Fri, 8:00 am 4:30 pm
CHOOSE YOUR
PARTNER
CAREFULLY.
your childs life depends on it.
