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===If you have suffered family violence, call the police=== | ===If you have suffered family violence, call the police=== | ||
If you have suffered family violence, call the police; nothing will happen until you do. If there is evidence of abuse, the police can arrest the abuser and may take him or her into <span class="noglossary">custody</span>. To find out more, you may wish to read [http://www.lss.bc.ca/publications/pub.php?pub=379 Getting Help from the Police or RCMP] and | If you have suffered family violence, call the police; nothing will happen until you do. If there is evidence of abuse, the police can arrest the abuser and may take him or her into <span class="noglossary">custody</span>. To find out more about what the police can do, you may wish to read [http://www.lss.bc.ca/publications/pub.php?pub=379 Getting Help from the Police or RCMP] and | ||
[http://resources.lss.bc.ca/pdfs/pubs/Surviving-Relationship-Violence-and-Abuse-eng.pdf Surviving Relationship Violence and Abuse]. You can ask the police to take you and your children to a safe place, such as a | [http://resources.lss.bc.ca/pdfs/pubs/Surviving-Relationship-Violence-and-Abuse-eng.pdf Surviving Relationship Violence and Abuse]. You can ask the police to take you and your children to a safe place, such as a | ||
safe house, transition house, or a friend or relative’s home. | safe house, transition house, or a friend or relative’s home. | ||