Ahimsa
Ahimsa offers confidential consulting services with experts, aimed at improving individual and community mental health. This includes wellness, counseling and support services for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
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Ahimsa is an initiative that advocates for self-love and empowerment for everyone.
Everyone has strengths, weaknesses, and skills that are used in everyday situations, but all too often people undervalue their true abilities. We are community educators and advocates who encourage healthy relationships that increase self-love, empowerment, confidence, and peace. Ahimsa's services are confidential and free* – contact us to learn more.
*Certain services may require filing fees or other costs paid for by the client
a·him·sa
/əˈhimˌsä/
NOUN | Respect for all living things and avoidance of violence toward others
Program Overview
VIDEO INTERVIEWS
The Ahimsa team has a selection of videos available that offer more insight into the program's specialities and services.
ADDITIONAL VIDEOS
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Domestic Violence
SERVICES & RESOURCES
ASIA, Inc.’s Domestic Violence Program provides free representation and support to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault across Northeast Ohio.
The Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Program offer culturally appropriate, linguistically specific holistic and comprehensive services to meet the needs of AAPIs, immigrants, refugees, and others. Our services are CONFIDENTIAL & FREE. For more information:
- Helpline: 330-203-1453
- Victim Advocacy (legal/personal/medical)
- Case Management
- Language Assistance through Interpreting and Translation Services
- Benefit Assessments
- Financial Planning
- Safety Planning
- Emergency Shelter Referral
- Housing Referral
- Counseling and Support
MATERIALS IN TRANSLATION
ملحوظة أمان هامة أضغط علي زر الهروب بعاليه للذهاب فورا الي صفحة اخري علي شبكة الأنترنت . اذا كنت في علاقة مسيئة ، فأن تصفح موقعنا علي شبكة الأنترنت من حاسوبك بالمنزل محتمل أن يكون خطرا عليك لأن المسيء أو المسيؤن اليك قد يكونوا مراقبين لنشاطك علي الأنترنت . فمن أجل سلامتك، ننصحك أن تزور موقعنا علي الأنترنت من كمبيوتر آمن ويفضل جماهيري عام . أضغط هنا لتعرف أكثر عن أمان شبكة الأنترنت .
البدايات الصحية الخدمات التي تحتاجها المرأة الآسوية برنامج آسيا العنف المنزلي يوفر الخدمات المناسبة من الناحية الثقافية واللغوية لتلبية احتياجات الأسر المهاجرة . جميع خدمات.آسيا
ما هو العنف المنزلي ؟ العنف المنزلي هو جريمة ! وهو نمط من التعسف ، اللفظي والجسدي والجنسي والعاطفي والنفسي ، والمالي ، والتهديدات والتخويف ، والعزلة ، أو الإكراه الإكراه المستخدمة من قبل شخص واحد لممارسة السلطة والسيطرة على شخص آخر في الأسرة ، أو العلاقة المنزلية
العراقيل التي تواجه المرأة الهاجرة او اللاجئه. حاجز اللغة ـ العثور على الدعم بلغتك الاصلية يمكن ان يكون تحدياً وعدم تواجده يمكن ان يؤدي الى شعور بالوحدة. الخوف ـ التواجد في بلد جديد ومواجهة العقبات المختلفة. ضغوطات المجتمع ـ الضغط الناتج عن عدم معرفة الطريقة الصحيحة للتعامل مع إساءة المجتتمع من دون طلب المساعدة. العقبات القانونية ، عدم فهم الخيارات القانونية انعدام الاكتفاء الذاتي ـ ان تكون مرتبطة مع المسيء بسبب الحالة الاقتصادية
عندما تكون في خطر : ضع اعتبار لسلامتك أولا تخصيص حقيبة للحلات الطارئة وضعها في مكان آمن تحتوي على وثائق مهمة ( جواز سفر و اوراق الهجرة , شهادة الميلاد الاطفال , وغيرها ) بعض النقود , ومفاتيح استدعاء 911 طلبا للمساعدة او خط آسيا الساخن لطلب المساعدة. التماس العناية الطبية عند وقوع الاصابات. الحفاظ على اي أدلة : التقط صور للإصابات الجسدية, الحصول على نسخ من التقارير الطبية وتقارير الشرطة, وطلب شهادة الشهود
مجانية. الخدمات المتوفرة تشمل: المساعدة القانونية و النصائح (الهجرة ، وقانون الأسرة) تقيم الفوائد التخطيط المالي تخطيط السلامة النصائح للضحايا التثقيف و الدعم عن العنف العائلي
اتصلوا بنا لمزيد من المعلومات حول البرنامج والخدمات في آسيا, أو لتقديم اقتراحات بشأن كيفية آسيا يمكن ان يخدم المجتمع أو المنظمة, يرجى الاتصال على مكاتب آسيا (كليفلاند)0330-881- 216 (اكرون) 3263-535- 330 او البريد
الإلكتروني asia@asiainc-ohio.org
خدمات آسيا , برنامج العنف المنزلي على شبكة الإنترنت : (Tel) 216-881-0330 (Cleveland) 330-535-3263 (Akron) Email) safeline.asia@gmail.com Web) apexfund.wpengine.com
ASIA’s Domestic Violence Program is supported by Grant No. 2012-VP-002-4172 awarded by the Office of Criminal Justice Services, Ohio Department of Public Safety and Verizon Foundation.ARABIC
အန္တာရယ်ကင်းရှင်းရေးအတွက်အရေးကြီးသတိပေးချက် အထက်ပါလွတ်မြောက်ခြင်းခလုတ်ကိုနှိပ်ခြင်းဖြင့်အခြားအင်တာနက်စာမျက်နှာသို့ချက်ချင်းသွားနိုင်သည်။ သင်သည်နှိပ်စက်ခံအခြေအနေတွင်ရှိနေပြီးကျွှန်ုပ်တို့၏အင်တာနက်စာမျက်နှာကိုသင့်အိမ်ကွန်ပျူတာမှ အသုံးပြုလျင်၊သင့်အားနှိပ်စက်သူမှသင့်အင်တာနက်အသုံးပြုမှုကိုစောင့်ကြည့်ခြင်းကြောင့်အန္တာရယ်ရှိနိုင်သည်။ သင့်လုံခြုံရေးအတွက်ကျွှန်ုပ်တို့၏အင်တာနက်စာမျက်နှာကို စိတ်ချရသော၊အများပြည်သူသုံး ကွန်ပျူတာမျာမှအသုံးပြုရန်တိုက်တွန်းပါသည်။အင်တာနက်လုံခြုံရေးအတွက်လေ့လာရန် ဤ နေရာကိုနှိပ်ပါ။
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ကျန်းမာခြင်း အစ – လိုအပ်သော အာရှအမျိုးသမီးများအား ဝန်ဆောင်မှုပေးခြင်း
နှတ်လုံပြီးစိတ်ချရမှုရှိသည်
အိမ်တွင်းအကြမ်းဖက်မှုဆိုတာဘာလဲ
အိမ်တွင်းအကြမ်းဖက်မှုသည်ပြစ်မှုဖြစ်သည်။
အတူတွဲနေ၊ မိသားစု သို့မဟုတ် အိမ်တွင်း တွင် တစ်စုံတစ်ဦးမှ အခြားတစ်ဦးအား နှတ်၊ကိုယ်ကာယ၊ လိင်ဆိုင်ရာ၊စိတ်ခံစားမှုဆိုင်ရာ၊စိတ်ဓာတ်ရေးရာ နှင့် ငွေးကြေးဆိုင်ရာ အလွဲသုံးစား၊ခြိမ်းခြောက်၊ ရှောင်ဖယ်ခွာ၊အကျပ်ကိုင်ခြင်းဆိုင်ရာတို့အတွက် ခွန်အားဗနှင့်ထိန်းချုပ်ရန် ကြိုးစားသော ပုံဖေါ်မှုမျိုးဖြစ်သည်။
ရွှေ့ပြောင်းနှင့်ဒုက္ခသည်အမျိုးသမီးများ ကြုံတွေ့ရသောအခက်အခဲများ
ဘာသာစကားအခက်အခဲ။ ။ မိခင်ဘာသာစကားဖြင့် အထောက်အပံ့နှင့်အရင်းအမြစ်ရှာဖွေမှုခက်ခဲခြင်းသည် ဒုက္ခသည်များကိုပိုမိုအထီးကျန်စေသည်။
ကြောက်ရွံ့ခြင်း။ ။ နိုင်ငံအသစ်တွင်ရောက်ရှိပြီးမတူညီသောအခက်အခဲများကိုရင်ဆိုင်ရခြင်း
ပတ်ဝန်းကျင်ဖိအား။ ။ ကျွမ်းကျင်သူ၏အကူအညီမပါဘဲမိမိပတ်ဝန်းကျင်တွင်နှိပ်စက်မှုကိုဖြေရှင်းမှုတွင်ဖိအားရှိခြင်း
ဥပဒေအခက်အခJ။ ။ ဥပဒေရေးရာရွေးချယ်မှုကိုမသိ နားမလည်ခြင်း
မိမိဘာသာမရပ်တည်နိုင်ခြင်း။ ။ ငွေရေးကြေးရေး အခက်အခဲကြောင့်နှိပ်စက်သူနှင့်အတူရှိနေခြင်း
သင်အန္တာရယ်ရှိလျင်
- သင့်အန္တာရယ်ကင်းရှင်းရေးသည်ပထမဦးစားပေးဖြစ်သည်။
- နိုင်ငံကူးလက်မှတ်၊လူဝင်မှုကြီးကြပ်ရေးနှင့်ဆိုင်သော စာရွတ်စာတမ်းများ၊ကလေးမွေးစာရင်း၊သော့နှင့်ငွေသား အချို့ပါဝင်သော တစ်ညတာအသုံးပြုနိုင်သောအိတ်ကို စိတ်ချရသောနေရာတွင်ထားရှိပါ။
- အရေးပေါ်အကူအညီအတွက် (၉၁၁) သို့ခေါ်ဆိုပါ။ အာရှသားဝန်ဆောင်မှုအဖွဲ့သို့လည်း အကြံဉာဏ်နှင့် အကူအညီအတွက် ခေါ်ဆိုပါ။
- ထိခိုက်ဒဏ်ရာများအတွက် ဆေးကုသမှုခံယူပါ။
- အထောက်အထားများကိုသိမ်းထားပါ။ ထိခိုက်ဒဏ်ရာများ အတွက်ဓါတ်ပုံရိုက်ထားပါ၊ဆရာဝန်ဆေးစာနှင့် ရဲမှတ်တမ်း မိတ္တူများကိုသိမ်းထားပါ။
မျက်မြင်သက်သေများ၏ ထွက်ဆိုချက်ကိုရယူပါ။
အာရှသားဝန်ဆောင်မှုအဖွဲ့၏ အိမ်တွင်းအကြမ်းဖက်မှုအစီအစဉ်သည် လိုအပ်သော ရွေ့ပြောင်းအခြေချမိသားစုများအတွက် ယဉ်ကျေးမှုနှင့်
ဘာသာစကားဆိုင်ရာ သင့်တော်သောဝန်ဆောင်မှုများပေးပါသည်။ အာရှသားဝန်ဆောင်မှုအဖွဲ့၏ အိမ်တွင်းအကြမ်းဖက်မှုအစီအစဉ်သည် အခမဲ့ဖြစ်သည်။ အောက်ပါဝန်ဆောင်မှုများရနိုင်သည်။:
- ဥပဒေရေးရာအကူအညီ၊အကြံပေး (လူဝင်မှုကြီးကြပ်ရေး မိသားစုဥပဒေ)
- ဘာသာစကားဝန်ဆောင်မှု
- ထောက်ပံ့ကြေး ချင့်ချိန်ဆုံးဖြတ်မှု
- ငွေရေးကြေးရေးစီမံကိန်း
- ဒုက္ခသည်အကြံပေးခြင်း
- မိသားစုအကြမ်းဖက်မှု ပညာပေးနှင့်ထောက်ပံ့မှု
ဆက်သွယ်ရန်
အာရှသားဝန်ဆောင်မှုအဖွဲ့၏ ဝန်ဆောင်မှုအစီအစဉ်များနှင့်ပတ်သက်သော သတင်းအချက်အလက်များ၊သင့်ပတ်ဝန်းကျင်နှင့်အဖွဲ့အစည်းများအတွက် မည်သို့ဝန်ဆောင်မှုပေးနိုင်မည်နှင့်ပတ်သက်၍ အကြံပေးလိုလျင် အာရှသားဝန်ဆောင်မှုအဖွဲ့ရုံး ဖုန်း။ ၂၁၆-၈၈၁-ဝ၃၃ဝ (ကလိဗလန်း) သို့မဟုတ် ၃၃ဝ-၅၃၅-၃၂၆၃ (အက်ခရွန်) သို့မဟုတ် အီးမေလ်းလိပ်စာ asia@asiaohio.org သို့တိုက်ရိုက်ဆက်သွယ်နိုင်သည်။
အာရှသားဝန်ဆောင်မှုအဖွဲ့ အိမ်တွင်းအကြမ်းဖက်မှု အစီအစဉ်
ဖုန်း။ ။ ၂၁၆-၈၈၁-၀၃၃၀ (ကလိဗလန်း)
၃၃၀-၅၃၅-၃၂၆၃ (အက်ခရွန်)
အီးမေလ်း။ ။ safeline.asia@gmail.com
အင်တာနက်။ ။ apexfund.wpengine.com
အာရှသားဝန်ဆောင်မှုအဖွဲ့၏အိမ်တွင်းအကြမ်းဖက်မှုအစီအစဉ်သည် အိုဟိုင်းအိုပြည်နယ် ပြည်သူအန္တာရယ်ကင်းရှင်းရေးဌန ပြစ်မှုကျူးလွန်ခြင်းဆိုင်ရာတရားမျှတမှုရုံး မှ ခွင့်ပြုမိန့်အမှတ် ၂၀၁၂ ဗီပီ ၀၀၂-၄၁၇၂ ဖြင့်ထောက်ခံသည်။
ASIA’s Domestic Violence Program is supported by Grant No. 2012-VP-002-4172 awarded by the Office of Criminal Justice Services, Ohio Department of Public Safety and Verizon Foundation.
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Healthy Beginnings Serving Asian Women in Need 亞洲民眾服務協會所提供的家庭暴力防治服務提供給有需要的新移民家庭在文化上及語言上最適當且完全免費的服務。絕對的保密及安全。 甚麼是家庭暴力? 家庭暴力是一種犯罪行為! 這是一種以言語、身體、性、情緒、心理和經濟虐待來威脅，恐嚇，隔離，或強制被害人的ㄧ種犯罪模式，通常是施暴者將自身的權力及控制權強行施加在約會、家庭或是有家庭關係對象上的ㄧ種情形。 新移民到美國的婦女可能會面臨到的困難 語言障礙– 尋求提供自己所使用的語言或方言的協助及資源有可能是一大挑戰，甚至會讓受害人覺得更孤單。 恐懼– 身處在新的國家以及面臨許多不同的障礙。 社區的壓力– 在不尋求任何專業協助之下來處理在自己所處的社區內所發生的虐待事件。 法律障礙– 對於相關法律選擇的不了解。 缺乏自給自足的能力– 由於缺乏金錢上的獨立而必須一直跟在施虐者的身邊。 當您面臨到危險時:- 考慮你自身的安全為第一優先！
- 將預先準備好的緊急包安置在一個安全的地方，緊急包內應包括重要的文件（護照，移民紙，孩子的出生證明等），現金和鑰匙。
- 撥打 911尋求幫助或亞洲的熱線尋求援助及宣傳。
- 如有受傷，尋求醫療協助。
- 保留所有相關的證據：對任何身體上的傷害照相，取得醫療和警察報告的複本，並獲得證人的陳述。
- 法律援助/宣傳(移民法，家庭法)
- 語言上的服務
- 福利評估
- 財務規劃
- 保護計畫
- 受害者權益
- 家庭暴力教育及援助
Chinese
Healthy Beginnings – Serving Asian Women in Need
ASIAके घरेलु हिम्सा कार्याक्रमने उत्प्रवास परिवारौंको रैतिक और भाषिक जाँहातक आवासेक पुरा होगा बराबर सेवावों देताहें ।
घरेलु हिंसा क्या है ? घरेलु हिंसा एक अपराध है! यह मौखिक, शारीरिक, यौन, भावनात्मक, मनोवैज्ञानिक, और वित्तीय दुरुपयोग, धमकी, गाली, अलगाव, या एक व्यक्ति द्वारा उपयोग के लिए किसी अन्या व्यक्ति से अधिक में सत्ता औंर जियंत्रण लागू बलात्कार के एक पैटर्न है एक डेटिंग, परिवार, या घर का रिश्ता है। उत्प्रबास और सरणार्थी महिलावोंकेलिए बाधाावों भाषा बाभावों– मातृभाषावोंमे सहयोग और श्रोतके पत्ता लगाना और उपभाषा प्रतिसप्रदि रहा सक्ता हें और पिडितको ज्यादातर अकेला सोच्नेके लिए छोडाजाए । घबराना– नई देशमे होनेसे और विभिन्न बाधावोंसे मुकावला कर्ना । समाजिक चाप– समाजके अन्दर अपमानके चाप सेहेना व्यवसायिकके सहयोग विनालिए । कानुनी वाधावों– कानुनी अैक्षिक विनासम्झे । आँत्मानिरभताके कम्जोर– अपमानिकके बन्धिमे रहेकर पैसा कमि होनेके कारणसे । जब तुम खतरे में हैः- अपनी सुरक्षाके पहले विचार करें!
- एक तरफ एक सुरक्षित जगह में एक रात में बैग सेट महत्बपूर्ण दस्तावेजौं (सहित, पासपोर्ट, प्रवास के कागजात, बच्चों के जन्म प्रमाण मत्र, आदि), नकद, और चाबियाँ।
- मदतके लिय 911 कल करे और वकालत और सहायता के लिए एशिया सुरक्षित लाइन कल करें
- किसी भी चोटो के लिए चिकित्सा ध्यान चाहते हैं
- किसी भी संरक्षितः सबूत किसी भी शारीरिक चोट की तस्वीरें ले लो, गवाहों से चिकित्सा और पुलिस रिपोर्ट, और पाने के बयानों की प्रतियां प्राप्त करते हैं।
- कानुनी सहयोग /वकालत (उत्प्रवास, पारिवारिक कानून)
- भाषिक सेवावों
- सहयो सुविधा
- वित्या योजना
- बँच्नेके योजना
- पिडित वकालत
- पारिवारिक हिम्सात्मक शिक्षा और सहयोग
Hindi
- Tsis txawj lus– Ib qho uas nyuaj yog tsis muaj ntaub ntawv uas twb txhais tau rau yus cov lus. Tsis tas li ntawv, thaum yus nrhiav tsis tau ib pab neeg uas nyav tuaj tshiab li yus ua rau yus, nyuaj siab thiab tej thaum ua rau yus xav hais tias yog yus ib leeg xwb thiaj tsis txawj lus txawj ntawv.
- Ntshai– Vim tuaj rau ib lub tebchaw tshiab, muaj qee yam teebmeem uas txawv yus lub qub tebchaws.
- Ntshai zej zog– Txawm raug ntaus raug cem los vim ntshai zej zog hais yus los yog tsis raug ntsej raug muag, thiaj tsis nrhiav kev pab ntawm txoj kev cai lij choj.
- Kev cuam tshuam ntawv kev cai lij choj– Vim tsis to taub kev cai lij choj.
- Tsis muaj peev xwm txaus– Vim tsis muaj nyiaj txiag, ua rau yus dai txoj sia rau tus uas cem thiab ntaus yus.
- Xav txog koj kev NCAJ NCEES ua ntej!
- Tseg ib lub hnab cia, rau chaw zoo, yog toob kas yav hmo ntuj, uas muaj yus tej ntaub ntawv tseem ceeb (passport, ntaub ntawv nyob Mekas, birth certificate) nyiaj thiab kas ces.
- Hu 911 yog muaj emergency. Los yog hu rau ASIA rau kev pab.
- Mus ntsib KWS KHO MOB yog koj raug nqaij ntuag ntsav nrog.
- Tseg pov thawj: Thaij duab yog koj raug mob, thiab muab khaws cia, khaws tej ntaub ntawv hau maum, police thiab teev tseg, yog muaj neeg pom thiab ua pob thawj thaum koj raug tsimtxom.
- Qhia txoj kev cai lij choj (Rau cov ua tuaj tshiab thiab tsev neeg)
- Txhais lus
- Ntsuam xyuas thiab pab thov nyiaj muas noj, nyiaj ntsuab, thiab ev sas las
- Qhia txog kev siv thiab cia nyiaj
- Pab cov neeg uas raug txomyem siab ntsws thiab nqaij tawv
- Muaj kev qhia thiab txhawb zog rau ntawm txoj kev pab rau cov tsev neeg uas raug ntaus
Hmong
KAREN
여러분의 인터넷 안전을 위한 중요한 메세지 다른 웹페이지로 바로 가시려면 위의 “탈출” 버튼을 클릭하세요. 만일 당신이 가정학대의 이슈를 겪고 계시다면, 본 웹사이트를 가정에 있는 컴퓨터를 이용하여 보는 것은 가정에서의 학대자가 당신의 인터넷 방문기록들을 감시할 수 있기에 당신에게 위험한 일을 초래할 수 있습니다. 당신의 안전을 위해서, 저희는 저희 웹사이트를 안전한, 가급적이면 공공장소에서의 컴퓨터를 이용하여 방문해 주시길 권고합니다. 인터넷 안전을 위해서 더 배우시려면 여기를 클릭하세요.
Healthy Beginnings Serving Asian Women in Need도움이 필요한 아시아 여성을 위한 프로그램
ASIA의 가정폭력 프로그램은 이민가족의 필요에 부합한 문화적으로나 언어적으로 적합한 서비스를 제공합니다. ASIA의 가정폭력 프로그램은 무료로 제공되며, 비밀보장이 되며 안전합니다. 가정폭력이란? 가정폭력은 범죄입니다! 가까운 관계/가족에게 폭력을 가하는 것은 미국내에서 특별히 심각하게 다루어지는 범죄입니다. 연인이나 가족, 친척 관계에서 상대방을 조종하려고 하고 힘의 행사를 위해, 언어적, 신체적, 심리적, 성적, 경제적으로 상처를 입히거나 위협과 협박으로 두려움을 주고 고립시키거나 억압하려는 행동은 가정폭력에 해당됩니다. 이민자 여성들이 겪는 어려움들 언어장벽– 자신의 언어로 된 정보를 찾기가 많이 힘듬으로 인해 더욱더 고립되는 경우가 많음. 두려움– 외국에 나와서 여러가지 장벽들에 부딪힘 . 문화적 압박– 작은 이민사회에서 자신의 가정폭력문제가 알려지는 것이 두려워, 전문적인 도움을 받는데 망설이는 경우가 많음. 법의 이해 부족– 법적으로 보호되는 여러가지 권리와 선택의 여지들에 대한 이해가 부족함. 재정능력 부족– 폭력 가해자 남편/파트너가 모든 재정을 쥐고 있음으로 인해 자신의 자활 능력 개발에 많은 어려움을 겪음. 당신이 폭력으로 위험에 처해 있을 때:- 귀하의 안전을 최우선으로 여기십시오!
- 필요한 물품들을 안전한 장소에 챙겨놓습니다: 간단한 옷가지, 비상금, 열쇠, 통장, 출생증명서, 여권, 시민권/영주권 등.
- 긴급상황시 911에 전화하여 도움을 청하십시오. 통역이 필요하면 “아이엠 코리안”이라고 말하세요. 그리고ASIA 에 전화하셔서 도움을 청하십시오.
- 다치셨다면 적절한 치료를 의사에게 구하십시오.
- 기록을 위해 증거를 보관하십시오: 부상/멍든 상태를 담은 사진, 병원 치료 기록, 경찰 보고서, 증인(들)의 진술서 등.
- 법률 서비스 연계 (이민법, 가정법 관련)
- 언어 서비스
- 정부 혜택/ 사회복지 보조 서비스
- 재정관련 교육
- 안전에 대한 계획 마련 상담
- 피해자 권익 옹호 활동 서비스
- 가정폭력 교육 및 예방사업
KOREAN
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Asian Services In Action, Inc. (ASIA) – Domestic Violence Program Tel) 216-881-0330 (Cleveland) | 330-535-3263 (Akron) Email) safeline.asia@gmail.com Web: apexfund.wpengine.com
ASIA’s Domestic Violence Program is supported by Grant No. 2012-VP-002-4172 awarded by the Office of Criminal Justice Services, Ohio Department of Public Safety and Verizon Foundation.
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- तपाइको सुरक्ष पहिला अप्नाउनुहोला
- ओभरनाइट ब्याग सुरकक्षित ठाँउमा राख्नुहोला जहा तपाइका महत्वपुर्ण काग्जातहरु (पासपोर्ट, आप्रबासका कागजहरु, बच्चाको जन्म प्रमाणपत्र इत्यादी) छन, नकत वा चाबी ।
- सहयोगका लागी 911 मा कल गर्नु होला वा ASIA मा वकलत र सहयोकालागी ।
- केहि चोटहरुकोलागी चिकित्सकको ध्यान चाहानुहोला ।
- केहि प्रमाण राख्नुहोलास् भौतिक चोटहरुको तस्विर लिनुहोला, श्वस्थ्या र पुलिस रिर्पोटको कपिहरु लिनुहोला र गवाहिको बयान लिनुहोला ।
- कानुनि सहयोग/वकलत/(अप्रवासी, पारिवारिक कानुन)
- भाषिक सेवाहरु
- लाभ महसुल
- वित्या योजना
- सुरक्ष योजना
- शिकार वकलत
- पारिवारिक हिम्सा र सहयोग
NEPALI
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Healthy Beginnings Malusog na Pasimula Serving Asian Women in Need Ang Domestic Violence Program ng ASIA ay nagbibigay ng mga serbisyo na ayon sa kultura at nararapat sa wika, para mapagalaman ang mga kinakailangan ng mga imigranteng pamilya. Walang bayad ang mga serbisyo ng ASIA. Ano ang Domestic Violence? Ang domestic violence ay karahasan na nangyayari sa tahanan. Ito ay kriminal. Ito ay paulit-ulit na pagmamalabis sa pamamagitan ng masakit na salita, bugbog sa katawan, pagbigay ng sakit ng damdamin at pagiisip, panliliit sa sarili, pagbanta, pananakot, at matinding pagbawal sa paggasta o paghawak ng pera. Ang taong gumagawa nito ay maaring kapwa-pamilya o sino mang ka-bahay, kapwa-puso, o ka-date. Mga Hadlang para sa mga Kababaihang Imigrante at Refugee- Language Barrier — Dahil hindi madaling humanap ng marunong magsalita o umintindi ng sariling wika, ang biktima ng domestic violence ay maaring makaramdam na siya ay nagiisa at walang makakatulong sa kanya.
- Fear – Nakakatakot para sa tao na nasa bagong bansa ang humarap sa maraming problema o sagabal.
- Community Pressure – May presyon sa komunidad na dapat mong makayang mag-isa ang pagayos ng sariling problema at hindi mangailangan ng tulong mula sa ibang propesyon.
- Legal Obstacles — Kapag hindi naiintindihan ang batas at mga opsyong legal na maaring magamit.
- Lack of Self-Sufficiency — Ang kakulangan ng kasarinlan dahil sa pagkakakatali sa uumaabuso
- Unang-una ay alalahanin mo ang sarili mong kaligtasan,
- Maglaan ka ng isang maliit na maleta sa matiwasay na lugar at ilagay doon ang mga importanteng dokumento (pasaporte, mahalagang papeles, papel ng kapanganakan, at iba pa), pera at mga susi.
- Tumawag ng 911 para humingi ng tulong sa emerhensiya, o sa ASIA para mabigyan ng payo o tagubilin
- Sikaping patingnan and iyong kasakitan at humingi ng tulong.
- Pangalagaan ang anumang ebidensiya. Kuhanan ng larawan ang mga sugat o bugbog sa katawan, humingi at magtago ng kopya ng report ng pulis at manggagamot. Humingi rin ng testigo mula sa mga saksi sa karahasan.
- tulong na nauukol sa batas ng imigrasyon at batas na pang-pamilya.
- serbisyong nauukol sa wika
- serbisyo para malaman kung ano ang maaring maibitulong.
- pagplano sa pananalapi o pagipon at pagunlad ng pera.
- ga grupo na maaring tumaguyod ar tumulong sa tao.
- pagplano tungkol sa pagligtas ng buhay.
- tulong para sa biglang nangangailangan ng tirahan o kanlungan na di pang-matagalan.
- Pagtuturo at pagtulong sa mga pamilya na nakakaranas ng kasakitan
TAGALOG
ประกาศเตือนเพื่อความปลอดภัย คลิกที่ปุ่ม “หนี” ด้านบนเพื่อไปยังหน้าถัดไป ถ้าคุณกำลังถูกคนในครอบครัวทำร้ายหรือเอาเปรียบ การเข้าเว็ปไซต์ของเราผ่านคอมพิวเตอร์ที่บ้านคุณอาจไม่ปลอดภัย คนที่ทำร้ายหรือเอาเปรียบคุณอาจเช็คข้อมูลการใช้งานอินเตอร์เน็ตของคุณได้ เพื่อความปลอดภัย เราแนะนำให้คุณเข้าเว็ปไซต์ผ่านคอมพิวเตอร์เครื่องที่คุณคิดว่าปลอดภัย เช่น คอมพิวเตอร์สาธารณะ คลิก ที่นี่ เพื่ออ่านเกี่ยวกับข้อควรระวังด้านความปลอดภัยทางอินเตอร์เน็ต
การเริ่มต้นใหม่ที่ดี: การบริการแก่ผู้หญิงเอเชียที่ต้องการความเช่วยเหลือ สายตรงปลอดภัยและไว้ใจได้ป อะไรคือความรุนแรงที่เกิดจากข้อพิพาทในครัวเรือน ? ความรุนแรงที่เกิดจากข้อพิพาทในครัวเรือนนั้นผิดกฎหมาย ความรุนแรงนี้หมายถึงการถูกทำร้าย (ทางวาจา ทางกาย ทางเพศ ทางอารมณ์ ทางจิตใจ และการข่มเหง การข่มขู่ การแยกออก หรือการบีบบังคับทางด้านการเงิน) จากบุคคลที่ใช้อำนาจในการควบคุมคนอื่น ในเรื่องความสัมพันธ์ ครอบครัว หรือ เรื่องครัวเรือน อุปสรรคสำหรับสตรีต่างด้าวและสตรีผู้ลี้ภัย อุปสรรคทางภาษา– การค้นหาความช่วยเหลือในเรื่องภาษาและสำเนียงท้องถิ่นอาจจะยากลำบาก และทำให้ผู้ตกทุกข์รู้สึกโดดเดี่ยว ความกลัว– การเป็นผู้อาศัยในประเทศใหม่อาจจะต้องเผชิญหน้ากับอุปสรรคหลายอย่าง ความกดดันจากชุมชน– มีความกดดันจากชุมชนที่หวังจะให้แก้ปัญหาเกี่ยวกับความรุนแรงในชุมชนโดยไม่ประสงค์ความช่วยเหลือจากผู้เชี่ยวชาญภายนอก อุปสรรคทางกฎหมาย– ไม่เข้าใจข้อกฎหมาย การขาดความสามารถในการพึ่งพาตนเอง– ต้องถูกผูกมัดกับผู้กระทำโดยมิชอบเนื่องมาจากปัญหาทางการเงิน เมื่อคุณตกอยู่ในภาวะอันตราย:- พิจารณาความปลอดภัยของคุณเป็นอันดับแรก
- เตรียมสิ่งของสำคัญ อย่างเช่น เอกสารสำคัญ (หนังสือเดินทาง เอกสารการอพยพ สูติบัตร และอื่นๆ )เงินสด และกุญแจสำคัญ ไว้ในกระเป๋า และเก็บไว้ในที่ปลอดภัย
- โทร 911 ในกรณีขอความช่วยเหลือฉุกเฉิน และ โทรหาสายตรง ของ ASIA สำหรับความช่วยเหลือ
- แสวงหาการปฐมพยาบาลเมื่อได้รับบาดเจ็บ
- เก็บข้อมูลหลักฐาน: ภาพถ่ายที่แสดงถึงการบาดเจ็บบนร่างกาย และถ่ายสำเนารายงานทางการแพทย์ ใบแจ้งความ และเก็บข้อมูลจากพยาน
- ความช่วยเหลือ/ การสนับสนุนทางด้านกฎหมาย(กฎหมายการเข้าเมื่อง กฎหมายด้านครอบครัว)
- บริการด้านภาษา
- การประเมินผลประโยชน์
- การวางแผนทางการเงิน
- การวางแผนด้านความปลอดภัย
- การสนับสนุนผู้ตกทุกข์
- การให้ความช่วยเหลือเกี่ยวกับข้อพิพาทในครัวเรือน
Thai
THÔNG BÁO QUAN TRỌNG VỀ SỰ AN TOÀN Nhận nút Trốn Thoát ở trên để ngay lập tức vào một trang web khác. Nếu bạn đang ở trong một quan hệ lạm dụng, duyệt trang web của chúng tôi từ máy tính ở nhà của bạn có thể sẽ nguy hiểm vì kẻ ngược đãi bạn có thể giám sát hoạt động internet của bạn. Vì sự an toàn của bạn, chúng tôi khuyên bạn nên truy cập trang web của chúng tôi từ một máy tính an toàn, tốt nhất là ở công cộng. Hãy nhấn vào đây để tìm hiểu thêm về sự An Toàn về Internet.
Healthy Beginnings Serving Asian Women in Need Tự Tin và An Toàn Chương trình bạo lực gia đình của ASIA cung cấp các dịch vụ thích hợp văn hóa và ngôn ngữ để đáp ứng nhu cầu của các gia đình nhập cư. dịch vụ bạo lực gia đình của ASIA đều được miễn phí. BẠO LỰC GIA ĐÌNH LÀ GÌ? Bạo Lực Gia Đình là một tội ác! Nó là 1 kiểu lạm dụng, ham dọa đe dọa ép buộc cô lập vế lời nói, thể chất, tình dục, tình cảm, tâm lý, tài chính của 1 người dùng sức mạnh và kiểm soát người khác ở 1 cuộc hẹn, gia đình, hay quan hệ gia đình Những trở ngại cho người phụ nữ nhập cư và tị nạn Rào cản ngôn ngữ – tìm kiếm sự hỗ trợ và các nguồn lực bằng các tiếng mẹ đẻ và tiếng địa phương có thể là thử thách và để lại cho nạn nhân cảm giác cô độc hơn. Sợ hãi – đang ở một đất nước mới và đang đối mặt với những trở ngại khác nhau Áp lực cộng đồng – áp lực để giải quyết bạo hành trong cộng đồng mà không tìm được sự giúp đỡ chuyên nghiệp Những trở ngại về pháp lý – không hiểu biết các quyền lựa chọn pháp lý Thiếu sự tự túc – đang bị buộc chặt với người lạm dụng vì sự thiếu tài chính Khi Bạn Đang Gặp Nguy Hiểm:- Hãy nghĩ đến sự AN TOÀN của bạn trước tiên!
- Dự trữ 1 cái túi qua đêm cất ở 1 nơi an toàn bao gồm những giấy tờ quan trọng ( passport, những giấy di trú, giấy khai sinh trẻ em v.v) tiền mặt và các chìa khoá
- Gọi 911 đẻ được cứu giúp hoặc ASIA về biện hộ và hỗ trợ
- Tiềm kiếm sự chăm sóc y tế cho bất kỳ thương tích
- Bảo vệ bất kỳ bằng chứng: chụp ảnh của bất kỳ chấn thương thể chất nào , lấy cho được bản sao của các báo cáo y tế và các báo cáo của cảnh sát và lấy các lời phát biểu từ các nhân chứng
- Hỗ trợ pháp lý / Biện hộ (luật nhập cư, luật gia đình)
- Dịch vụ ngôn ngữ
- Đánh giá lợi ích
- Lập Kế hoạch tài chính
- Lập Kế hoạch an toàn
- Biện hộ cho nạn nhân
- Giáo dục về bạo lực gia đình và hỗ trợ
vietnamese
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
About Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence is a CRIME. It is a pattern of verbal, physical, sexual, emotional, psychological, and financial abuse, threats, intimidation, isolation, or coercion used by one person to exert power and control over another person in dating, family, or household relationships.
For a thorough overview, we recommend this guide, courtesy of the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
Barriers to Access for Immigrant and Refugee Women
When you are in danger:
- Consider your SAFETY first!
- Call 911 for help in any emergency.
- Preserve any evidence. Take photos of any physical injuries, obtain copies of medical and police reports, and get statements from witnesses.
- Set aside an overnight bag in a safe place.
- Include important documents (passport, immigration papers, children’s birth certificate, etc) cash and keys.
- Seek medical attention for injuries.
Contact us:
Call or text our ASIA, Inc. Helpline: 234-738-3158 (safe and confidential)
Talk to the DVSA team located at ASIA, Inc.’s Cleveland and Akron offices.
Did You Know?
If you feel your partner has violated you or your children’s safety you may be able to apply for a Civil Protection Order, which is a paper signed by a judge ordering the abuser to stop the abuse or face legal consequences.
Domestic violence is illegal in the United States. All people, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, national origin or immigration status are protected from abuse under the law.
If you are an immigrant victim of crime and your partner has refused to apply for citizenship on your behalf, you may be able to self-petition through the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) for legal status to gain citizenship in the United States without the assistance of your abuser.
Our services are available to all victims of domestic violence. If you are not sure if you are a victim of domestic violence, call or text our Helpline at 234-738-3158.
RAINN – provides information and resources for sexual assault survivors, friends of victims of sexual assault, as well as services providers, including statistics, policy information, what to do about sexual assault, and related news
Erie County Ohio Victim Assistance Program – provides assistance for survivors who have been victimized in Erie County
Cuyahoga County Witness/Victim Service Center – provides assistance for survivors who have been victimized in Cuyahoga County
Summit County Victim Service Center – provides assistance for survivors who have been victimized in Summit County
Cleveland Rape Crisis Center – provides support to and information for survivors of sexual assault, including hotline, advocacy, therapy, support groups, sex trafficking advocacy. Also provides training and policy advocacy
APIIDV Asian Pacific Islander Institute of Domestic Violence – provides research and support for organizations working with Asian Pacific Islanders
Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence – provides training, facts, and other
Rape Crisis Center of Medina and Summit Counties – provides support to and information for survivors of sexual assault, including hotline, advocacy, therapy, and support groups. Also provides community outreach
United Way’s First Call for Help – Directory for more services
Ohio Attorney General’s Office Services for Crime Victims – Directory of victims services providers in Ohio and financial assistance for those who have been victims of crime
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Sexual Assault
SERVICES & RESOURCES
ASIA, Inc.’s Sexual Assault Program provides free representation and support to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault across Northeast Ohio.
ASIA’s Sexual Assault (SA) program provides culturally and linguistically appropriate services to meet the needs of immigrant families. Our services are confidential and free. Available services include:
- Helpline: 330-203-1453
- Language Assistance
- Victim Advocacy (legal/personal/medical)
- Case Management Services
- Counselling and Support
- Benefit Assessments
- Financial Planning
- Safety Planning
- Emergency Shelter Referral
- Housing Referral
MATERIALS IN TRANSLATION
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
What is Sexual Assault?
Any non-consensual physical contact of a sexual nature is sexual assault. Sexual assault can be committed by an acquaintance, stranger, spouse or intimate partner, a family member, a member of any sex, a close friend, a neighbor, and a co-worker or manager. Physical resistance need not occur to fulfill the definition of sexual assault.
Sexual Assault Includes:
- Rape: forced penetration either with genitals, fingers, or foreign objects
- Sexual battery: unwanted touching of an intimate part of another person
- Acquaintance rape: rape by a spouse or intimate partner
- Incest: assault or rape by a family member
- Sexual assault with object
- Forcible sodomy (forced anal intercourse)
- Forced oral sex (forced oral-genital contact)
- Forced fondling (unwanted touching)
- Sharing nude or partially nude pictures without the consent of the subject
- Verbal harassment of a sexual nature
- Exploitation or coercion for sex
Contact us if you think you have been a victim of sexual assault:
Call our helpline: 330-203-1453 (safe and confidential)
Talk to any staff member at ASIA Cleveland or ASIA Akron offices.
Sexual Assault can cause various types of psychological, emotional and/or physical impacts and trauma on victims/survivors. Many victims do not report sexual assault because they fear they would not be believed, or because they do not realize they actually experienced legally defined rape or sexual assault. Asian Americans especially are less likely to report sexual assault and the least likely to receive treatments or support services due to cultural, social, and linguistic barriers(1).In Ohio, Chapter 2709 of the Ohio Revised Code defines and prohibits various types of sex offences (e.g. Rape, Sexual Battery, Unlawful Sexual Conduct with a Minor, Gross Sexual Imposition, Sexual Imposition, Importuning, Voyeurism and Public Indecency). Rape can occur if the perpetrator makes the victim intoxicated with drug or alcohol impairing his/her judgment or control and engages in sexual conduct, or if the perpetrator engages in sexual conduct with the victim whose age is less than 13 years of age. In Ohio, rape is considered a 1st-degree FELONY that carries severe punishment depending on the circumstances involved. Being married or cohabiting is not a legal defense to rape if the offender purposely compels his/her spouse or cohabitation partner to submit by force or threat of force. See O.R.C. §2907.02(A)(2). Furthermore, victim’s resistance is not required to prove that a rape occurred.
Barriers to Access for Immigrant and Refugee Women
Due to their life situation, immigrant and refugee women can face unique obstacles. Some of them include:
- Finding support and resources in native languages and dialects can be challenging and leave the victim feeling more alone;
- Fear of not being believed or of bringing shame upon one’s family by disclosing incidence of sexual assault;
- Distrust of the justice system(e.g. Law enforcement) because of the belief that it will not be helpful or it will worsen matters;
- Pressure from the culture to handle abuse within the community or within their families without seeking professional help; and
- Lack of understanding about the legal definition of rape and/ or sexual assault as well as lack of knowledge on victim/survivors’ rights and available options.
If you are working with someone whom you suspect is a victim of sexual violence we suggest:
- Becoming educated on the culture, background, and history of the individual that you work with in the context of his/her environment and ethnic group so that you know how to identify appropriate needs and services;
- Advocating for language access when your client needs services, particularly for federally-funded organizations that are mandated to Provide meaningful access to limited English proficient clients; and
- Contacting our staff (216-881-0330) or the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center (216-619-6194) or the Rape Abuse & Incest National Network (202-544-1034) for referrals and assistance.
If this had occured within the past, contact a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) nurse at the following institutions (all have a 24-hour SANE unit:
MetroHealth Hospital
2500 Metrohealth Drive
Cleveland, Oh 44109
(216) 778-5904
Fairview Hospital
18101 Lorain Road
Cleveland, OH 44111
(216) 476-7080
Note: Also sees pediatric patients
Hillcrest Hospital
6780 Mayfield Road, North Campus
Mayfield Heights, OH 44124
(440) 312-7890
Note: Also sees pediatric patients
Marymount Hospital
12300 McCracken Boulevard
Garfield Heights, OH 44125
(216) 587-8170
University Hospitals / Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital
111000 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106
(216) 844-3911
RAINN – provides information and resources for sexual assault survivors, friends of victims of sexual assault, as well as services providers, including statistics, policy information, what to do about sexual assault, and related news
Erie County Ohio Victim Assistance Program – provides assistance for survivors who have been victimized in Erie County
Cuyahoga County Witness/Victim Service Center – provides assistance for survivors who have been victimized in Cuyahoga County
Summit County Victim Service Center – provides assistance for survivors who have been victimized in Summit County
Cleveland Rape Crisis Center – provides support to and information for survivors of sexual assault, including hotline, advocacy, therapy, support groups, sex trafficking advocacy. Also provides training and policy advocacy
APIIDV Asian Pacific Islander Institute of Domestic Violence – provides research and support for organizations working with Asian Pacific Islanders
Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence – provides training, facts, and other
Rape Crisis Center of Medina and Summit Counties – provides support to and information for survivors of sexual assault, including hotline, advocacy, therapy, and support groups. Also provides community outreach
United Way’s First Call for Help – Directory for more services
Ohio Attorney General’s Office Services for Crime Victims – Directory of victims services providers in Ohio and financial assistance for those who have been victims of crime
IMPORTANT NOTICE | SAFE INTERNET BROWSING
Click the “ESCAPE” button to exit this site immediately. If you are in an abusive relationship, browsing our site from your home computer can be dangerous because your abuser(s) may monitor your internet activity. For your safety, we recommend that you visit our website from a safe, preferably public, computer.
Human Trafficking
SERVICES & RESOURCES
Human trafficking is a global challenge. Multiple departments within ASIA Inc. offer support services to help combat its spread in the region.
An estimated 21 million people around the world are trafficked for sexual slavery, forced labor and other forms of economic exploitation – including 1.5 million in the United States, according to the UNICEF USA. Human sex trafficking is the second fastest growing criminal industry in the United States. Approximately half of these victims are children. Condemned as a violation of human rights by international conventions, trafficking is an estimated $9 billion a year global industry that impacts thousands of individuals and their families daily around the world – including here in Cleveland.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
What is Human Trafficking?
The Trafficking Victims Protections Act (TVPA) defines “severe forms of trafficking in persons” as:
- Sex trafficking in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion; or
- Labor trafficking: obtaining of a person for labor through the use of force, fraud, or coercion
Human Trafficking is the exploitation of human beings through force, fraud or coercion for the purposes of commercial sex or forced labor. Any person under age 18 who performs a commercial sex act is considered a victim of human trafficking, regardless of whether force, fraud, or coercion was present. Victims of human trafficking can be of any race/ethnicity, age or gender.
Traffickers do not discriminate based on gender, class, age or race. Victims may be highly skilled and may come to the U.S. on legitimate visas with the promise of lawful work. They are enslaved not only through physical restraint, but also through coercion, fear or intimidation. In today’s global economy, workers can be enslaved by threats of deportation, debt bondage or merely a lack of viable alternatives. The resulting exploitation is essentially a modern form of slavery.
*Source: Victims of Trafficking and Violence Prevention Act of 2000
Scenarios where trafficking is more likely to occur
COMMON VENUES/INDUSTRIES FOR LABOR TRAFFICKING
- Domestic Work (e.g., cleaning homes, childcare, elderly care, etc.)
- Hotel & Restaurant Service (e.g., hospitality services, housekeeping, dishwashing, etc.)
- Manufacturing (e.g., food processing, making clothing, assembling toys, etc.)
- Agriculture (e.g., growing food)
- Health & Beauty Services (e.g., hair braiding, nail salons, etc.)
- Forced Peddling (e.g., magazine crews)
- Forced Selling and/or Cultivation of Drugs
COMMON VENUES/INDUSTRIES FOR SEX TRAFFICKING
- Spas and Massage Parlors
- Residential or Commercial Brothels
- Escort Companies
- Exotic Dancing/Strip Joints
- Pornography
- Truck Stops
Common indicators or conditions of trafficking
- Injuries or signs of physical, psychological or sexual abuse
- Physical threats, threats of deportation and/or threats of harm to family members
- Having to work excessive hours or when sick
- Little pay, no pay or working to pay off a debt
- Isolation
- Restricted or scripted communication
- Inhumane living conditions
- No ID documentation
A3PCON – The Asian Pacific Islander Human Trafficking Task Force (APIHTTF) of the Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council (A3PCON) aims to serve Asian and Pacific Islander victims of human trafficking and to raise aware of human trafficking in the Asian and Pacific Islander communities.
NSVRC Organization Directory – The National Sexual Violence Resource Center has a directory of support agencies and partners that specialize in victims' rights and advocacy.
CAST – Based out of Los Angeles, the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking offers comprehensive resources and works to battle Trafficking in immigrant communities.