Familiarize yourself with the resources for women in your community, including women's centers, counseling centers and health service organizations. Be a positive resource for women close to you by sharing information and making appropriate referrals.
Find out more about Liz Claiborne Inc.'s Love Is Not Abuse campaign at LoveIsNotAbuse.com
If you need help or know someone who does, call the National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline at 866-331-9474 or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-SAFE
If you'd like to donate money or time to a group that assists domestic violence victims (or if you need help yourself), here are some organizations doing good work.
Five women who thought they were stuck in not-great-but-not-terrible relationships recall the sudden flash that freed them, for better or worse, to make the right decision.