Beloit Domestic Violence Survivor Center
• We offer a 24-hour Crisis Line 365 days/year or .
• Provide safe housing through our emergency shelter.
• Information and referral services are available 24-hours a day, every day.
• Legal advocacy is available in the form of assistance with restraining orders and Victim Service Representatives.
• Information and education is offered through our Community Outreach Specialist.
• Our Children's Program serves children affected by domestic violence.
• We have support groups every week for women and children.
• We have individual support sessions available. Twenty-four hours a day for Center residents or by phone.
What can I do if I'm being abused?
» If you, or someone else, is in danger, call 911.
» Call the BDVSC Crisis Line for support and information.
» Get medical attention if you or someone else is hurt. Tell the doctor how the injury occurred and ask that it be documented.
» Have someone take pictures of the injuries and date them.
» A Domestic Violence Restraining Order is free and is available through BDVSC or your community court house.
» Make a "safety plan". Include a safe place to call or go for yourself and your children. Pack and hide a bag with money, identification, important papers, extra keys, clothing and medication.
» Talk with someone safe and supportive.
Facts on domestic violence.
Battering is the single largest cause of injury to women in the United States...more than mugging, automobile accidents, and rapes.
Thirty-five percent of women seen in emergency rooms are seen for injuries from battering. Each year more than one million women seek treatment for injuries inflicted by husbands, boyfriends, partners
or an "ex".
More than thirty percent of all women will experience some form of violence from their partners during
their lifetime.
Domestic violence affects a person's right to safety, shelter, food, clothing, education, work, family and friends, support, self-esteem, and their very soul. Despair and depression deepen the tragedy of the cycle. Children also learn the cycle. Children from homes affected by domestic violence are being abused at a rate fifteen times higher than the national average.
You can make a difference!
We
support women in their efforts to find a voice to speak out and to arm themselves with the facts.
We
encourge all women to believe that they matter.
We
acknowledge the problem of dometic violence and advocate efforts to end it through education and perseverance.
We
oppose the use of violence or intimidation to control others.
We
support equality in relationships.
We
believe that one individual can make a difference
Together we can stop the violence.
To contact us.
The Beloit Domestic Violence Survivor Center, P.O. Box 476, Beloit, WI 53512-476 or Crisis Lines:
or , Business Phone: , Fax Line: .
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