The Power and Control Wheel | Starrett Wellness Group

Abuse is rarely one moment. It is usually a pattern, and patterns are hard to see from the inside. The Power and Control Wheel, developed by the Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs in Duluth, Minnesota, maps behaviors that are often used to gain and keep control in a relationship.

Seeing those behaviors laid out together can make it easier to name what you have been living with. Select the wheel to view it full size.

The Duluth Power and Control Wheel. Physical and sexual violence form the outer rim. Inside are eight sections showing tactics used to control a partner: using intimidation; using emotional abuse; using isolation; minimizing, denying, and blaming; using children; using male privilege; using economic abuse; and using coercion and threats. — Courtesy of Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs, 202 East Superior Street, Duluth, MN 55802, 218-722-2781. theduluthmodel.org

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If you are in immediate danger, call 911.

National Domestic Violence Hotline, available 24/7: 1-800-799-7233, or text START to 88788.

Florida Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-500-1119.

Pinellas County: CASA (Community Action Stops Abuse), 24-hour hotline: 727-895-4912.

Pasco County: Sunrise of Pasco County, 24-hour hotline: 352-521-3120.

If someone may be monitoring your devices, consider using a phone or computer they cannot access.

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This page is for general educational purposes and is not a diagnosis or a substitute for individualized mental-health care. The wheel is shown in its original form and remain the property of Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs.

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