Domestic Abuse Services
The Family Center is a non-profit
organization which provides services to victims of domestic violence and their
children.
Domestic abuse affects many of us on different levels and while women are in
fact the primary victim, men have experienced abuse as well (FBI stats show that
95-98% of the abuse victims are women). Since opening in 1984, the Family Center
has provided shelter and services to three or four men in comparison to over a
thousand women.
Abuse can take many forms. It can exhibit
itself in physical, verbal, mental and emotional forms. Abuse is often
accompanied by economical and sexual abuse.
Often victims of abuse find it difficult to
reach out for help. To understand abuse is to know it is all about the need to
have power and control.
Think about this:
Does your partner call you names?
Limit the amount of money you have? Push, hit or threaten you in order
to get their way or control your behavior? Do you want the abuse to
stop?
Knowledge and understanding of the
cycle of abuse leads to building healthy, violence free relationships.
The Family Center offers safe shelter,
counseling, support, advocacy, and referral to other agencies. If you would like
more information, please call us at (715) 421-1511. Staff members
are available 24-hours and here to help. Walk-in services are also available.
Take the healthy relationship
QUIZ.
Sexual abuse occurs when sexual
activity occurs without given consent. Anyone can experience sexual
abuse. Sexual violence can occur in many different forms such as sexual
harassment, threats, and intimidation. Physical sexual violence includes
unwanted touching and rape.
If you would like more information
about sexual violence, check out our program and services page to view
helpful links and information.
If you need
to speak with a counselor, the Family Center has a Sexual Assault Victim
Services Coordinator that will be available to answer any questions that
you may have concerning abuse. If you need help please call the Family
Center or stop by our office.
