Resources to Protect Yourself

• Filing for a Restraining Order in Sacramento County

• National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233

• Women’s Shelters in Sacramento, California

Books About Abuse

These are free online PDFs of books that help to understand the motivations behind abusive and controlling men, with guidance in how to heal, cope, and protect yourself from them.

• Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry & Controlling Men by Lundy Bancroft

• The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker