24 Hour Crisis Line & Advocacy: Providing emotional support, information, safety planning.

Emergency Shelter: Providing an alternative to living in a violent environment, in a safe emergency shelter.

Support Groups: We currently offer a peer led domestic violence support group. It is a safe place for survivors to feel supported and share healthy coping skills, in a confidential location. They are held Tuesday evenings from 6-7pm. Please call (740)283-3444 for location and information.

Court/Legal Advocacy: An advocate can be present and provide support and referrals throughout the legal process.

Housing & Financial Advocacy: An advocate can inform you of your long term housing and financial options.

Emergency 911 Cell Phones: Phones to access emergency services.

Community Information & Referrals: ALIVE can provide referrals for various needs you may have.

Do you?

• Feel scared of unsafe around your partner?
• Make excuses for your partner’s behavior?
• Avoid doing things that would cause a conflict?
• Always do what your partner wants you to do?

Does your partner?

• Regularly insult, demean or threaten you?
• Embarrass or humiliate you in public?
• Monitor and control your relationships with others?
• Isolate you from friends or family?
• Limit your access to transportation or money?
• Treat you roughly – grab, pinch, shove, bite, choke, or hit you?
• Threaten to hurt your friends, family, pets, or themselves?
• Destroy or steal your belongings?
• Deny you food, clothing. sleep, or medication?
• Threaten to “out” you, or criticize your sexuality?
• Deny, minimize, make excuses, and blame others for their behavior?
• Blame you for their behavior?
• Promise they’ll never do it again?

Support Groups

Any survivor of Domestic Violence is invited to join our peer led support group. It is a safe place for survivors to feel supported by others who have experienced sexual violence. Join us: Tuesday – 6PM – 7PM. Please call us for location, more information and if you might need child care.

General Safety Plan:

• Identify a variety of ways to get out of the home safely and practice using your escape route.
• Pack a bag with medications, important documents, money, keys, etc. and hide it. Consider changing the hiding spot if your abuser searches the home.
• Arrange a signal with neighbors to let them know when you need help (turning on a porch light during the day, pulling down a particular window shade).
• Devise a code word to use with your children, grandchildren, friends or others to indicate that you need the police.
• Decide and plan where you will go if you have to leave (even if you don’t think you will need to).
• If you have a protection order, carry it with you at all times.

Click here for safety plans for the following situations: safety plans for the following situations: explosive incidents, when leaving, protection orders, public (school, work or social, recreational, and volunteer activities), and your emotional health.

If someone you know is a victim…

• Do not confront them around their abuser. Let them know privately that you are concerned.
• Believe them. Take time to listen.
• Don’t pressure them to leave.
• Help them come up with a safety plan.
• Respect the victim’s decisions – they are the expert on their own situation.