1. 24 hour crisis hotline
2. Emergency shelter for battered women and their children
3. Legal information
4. Counseling & Advocacy
5. Support through the legal process
6. Sexual assault services to victims and their families
7. Support groups
8. Children's Programs
9. Adult Basic Education
10. Community Education
11. Information and Referral

Some related information:

• Recommended Reading List

• Domestic Violence Series
      Information and Strategies
  • for dealing with and ending the cycle of abuse.
  • When battered women leave their abuser
  • A guide for health practitioners Practical ideas about how to help someone you suspect is a victim of domestic violence.
  • Teens in Dangerous Relationships
  • Power and Control versus Equality A chart contrasting behavior.
  • Assessing character types, (how safe are you?) Assessing whether batterers will kill and signs to look for in a battering personality.
  • If someone you know is being abused.
    Suggestions on how to give support to those among us who may be abused.
  • The effects of domestic violence on children
    A chart delineating some of the ways children are initated into and affected by domestic violence.
  • TIPS FOR DV LITIGATION Practice tips for attorneys representing victims in domestic violence tort litigation.
  • Faith and domestic violence
    A guide for clergy and others to assist in the prevention of abuse.
  • Protection Orders
    Call an Advocate for assistance. 304 645-6334    Toll Free 866-645-6334

  • Personalized safty plan for the abused A print ready page that lists steps and items to prepare in case a speedy escape is required.

• Sexual Assault and Abuse Series
      Information and Strategies
  • for Recognizing and protecting against Child Sexual Offenders
  • Helping a sexually assualted friend and some common reactions to rape.

    This booklet is for any adult who has ever been the victim of sexual assault. It is also a good resource for family members, friends, partners or spouses to learn more about supporting their loved one through this difficult time.

  • Coping With Sexual Assualt PDF file (Small print)
  • Coping With Sexual Assualt PDF file (Large print)
  • Coping With Sexual Assualt PDF file (in Spanish)
   
• Family Refuge Center
      Organizational
  • FRC Newsletter
  • An overview of The Family Refuge Center A brief description of who and what we are.
  • Planned Giving A new program that keeps on giving.
  

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