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Helping Victims of Domestic Abuse
Domestic abuse, a pattern of physical,
emotional and/or sexual abuse used by one intimate partner to
obtain and maintain power and control over the other, is the leading
cause of injury to women in the United States (C. Everett Koop
1998). Domestic abuse crosses all ethnic, religious, and educational
and socio economic lines.
Domestic abuse occurs with our neighbors, family, friends
employees, and neighbors. Children in homes where domestic
abuse occurs are profoundly affected emotionally and psychologically
by witnessing the abuse and are at high risk of becoming victims or even perpetrators themselves later in life.
Safe Shelter of St. Vrain Valley provides
a comprehensive system of programs and services to address the
needs of victims of domestic abuse:
Our services include:
• 24-hour crisis line
• Emergency shelter
• Individual and group counseling
• Case management (including transitional housing programs)
• Information and referrals
• Legal advocacy
• Community and peer education
All services are available in both
English and Spanish.
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