October is Domestic Violence Prevention Month

Prevention is possible

All students belong on our campus, and we have a responsibility to each other to make campus a safe place. Let's talk about it, learn from each other, and create culture change at IU Indianapolis.

Come out and support DVPM events like Purple Night and the Ooky Spooky Halloween Ball going on this month.

See the full event schedule

Students hanging out together on campus.

95%

of college students believe you should say or do something when a fellow student experiences intimate partner violence. JagCulture means looking out for each other. Sourced by: 2020 National College Student Bystander Intervention Survey

67%

of IU Indianapolis students say they’ve talked with a romantic or sexual partner about consent. Let's make consent a part of our JagCulture. Sourced by: 2019 Campus Climate Survey

64%

of students feel they belong at IU Indianapolis. It's up to all of us to create a culture of belonging. Sourced by: 2023 NCHA

62%

of students feel that our campus climate encourages free and open discussions about health and well-being. That’s what it means to build a JagCulture. Sourced by: 2023 NCHA

Signs of a healthy relationship

Healthy relationships bring out the best in you and make you feel good about yourself. A healthy relationship does not mean a "perfect relationship." In order to have a healthy relationship, you have to love yourself first. Some characteristics and behaviors of a healthy relationship are:

Comfortable pace
Honesty
Respect
Kindness
Healthy conflict
Trust
Independence
Equality
Taking responsibility
Fun

Signs of an unhealthy relationship

While everyone does unhealthy things sometimes, we can all learn to love better by recognizing unhealthy signs and shifting to healthy behaviors. If you see unhealthy signs in your relationship, it's important to not ignore them and understand they can escalate to abuse. If you think you are in a dangerous situation, trust your gut and get help. Some characteristics and behaviors of an unhealthy relationship are:

Intensity
Manipulation
Sabatoge
Guilting
Possessiveness
Isolation
Belittling
Volatility
Deflecting responsibility
Betrayal

Resources

IU Indianapolis IPV Services
Confidential email: saadv@iu.edu
CAPS phone number: 317-274-2548
Office hours: 9 a.m.–4 p.m., Monday–Friday

Firefly Children and Family Alliance
317-264-2700
1575 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr St., Indianapolis, IN 46202

Domestic Violence Network (DVN)
9245 N. Meridian St. Ste 235, Indianapolis, IN 46260
317-872-1086

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233

Two students talking in the campus center stairwell.