Local Resources

Helplines / Hotlines

Advocacy Services

ALIVE                       314.993.7080	Professional therapy for women, children and men; court advocacy alivestl.org
AWARE          314.362.9273	Hospital Advocacy; court advocacy bjc.org
Bridgeway Sexual Assault Center 636.757.2300	Professional advocacy for women; hospital advocacy bridgewaycounseling.com
Bridgeway Women’s Center    636.946.4780	Shelter; therapy for women and children; court advocacy bridgewaycounseling.com
Fortress Outreach 314.653.1500	Therapy for women and children; court advocacy moviefortresswc.org
Kathy J. Weinman Shelter for Battered Women and Their Children 314.423.1117	Shelter services
The L.E.A.D. Institute            573.445.5005	(Leadership through Education and Advocacy for the Deaf)  Court advocacy; hospital advocacy; therapy; ASL fluency deaflead.org
Lifesource Consultants 314.524.4130	Court advocacy; spiritual counseling www.lifesourceconsultants.org
Lydia’s House 314.771.4411	Transitional housing; court advocacy; adult education  www.lydiashouse.org
Redevelopment Opportunities for Women (ROW) 314.588.8300	Economic education and advocacy; adult education www.row-stl.org
St. Martha’s Hall 314.533.1313	Shelter services; court advocacy saintmarthas.org
SAWERAA 314.551.0006	(Southern Asian Women Empowerment Regional Association) Motel placement; court advocacy; support groups www.saweraa.org
Woman’s Place 314.645.4848	Drop-in center; court advocacy; support groups www.womansplacestl.org
The Women’s Safe House 314.772.4535	Shelter services; court advocacy www.twsh.org
YWCA St. Louis Regional Sexual Assault Center 314.726.6665	Professional therapy for women and men; hospital advocacy; court advocacy ywca.org

 

Legal Services

Lasting Solutions/Legal Services of Eastern Missouri 314.534.4200	Pro bono legal representation for civil cases including divorce and custody lsem.org
Legal Advocates for Abused Women (LAAW) 314.664.6699	Pro bono legal representation; court and legal advocacy laawstl.org
St Charles County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office—Victims of Crime Assistance Program 636.949.7370	Assistance with protective orders, crisis intervention and legal advocacy saintcharlescounty.org
St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Victim Services 314.622.4373	Court advocacy circuitattorney.org
St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office—Victim Service Division 314.615.4872	Court advocacy co.st-louis.mo.us/pa/victimsvs.html
U.S. Attorney’s Office of Eastern Missouri 314.539.2200	Court advocacy usdoj.gov/usao/moe/

Services for Perpetrators

Bridgeway Alternatives to Violence and Abuse Program (AVA) 636.947.3476	Individual counseling for court-ordered abuse; batterer intervention programming bridgewaycounseling.com
Provident Counseling 314.371.6500	Batterer intervention groups; services for sex offenders providentc.org
RAVEN 314.289.8000	Batterer intervention groups; individual intervention; teen violence prevention ravenstl.org

Bullying Online

This internet site provides bullying information and guidelines for dealing with all aspects of bullying. Help for parents, students, legal advice, and school projects.
bullying.co.uk

Children’s Advocacy Project

Exciting website designed to link families with social service agencies that improve the lives of children.
cap4kids.org

Choose Respect

This site allows teens to look at ways to from healthy relationships. There are various activities to engage in ranging form quizzes to making a music video.
www.chooserespect.org

END ABUSE: Family Violence Prevention Fund

This site was created by teens in Massachusetts to help teens prevent relationship violence.
seeitandstopit.org

Family Watch Dog

This is a national sex offender website that allows people to search by their address to locate sex offenders in their neighborhoods.  Visitors can also take quizzes and view safety strategies. A great site for teens and parents alike.
familywatchdog.us

Love Is Not Abuse

This site was launched by Liz Claiborne, Inc. to heighten awareness of, and encourage social change on relationship violence: sexual violence, domestic abuse, elder abuse. 
loveisnotabuse.com

Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence

Missouri’s coalition website that offers resources and information on what’s going on in Missouri regarding domestic and sexual violence.
mocadsv.org

Men Can Stop Rape

A website that supports young men's capacity to challenge harmful aspects of traditional masculinity, to value alternative visions of male strength, and to embrace their vital role as allies with women and girls in fostering healthy relationships and gender equity.
mencanstoprape.org

NATIONAL TEEN DATING ABUSE HELPLINE

Telephone and Web-based interactive technology to reach teens and young adults experiencing dating abuse.  Trained peer volunteers between ages of 18 and 24 answer the helpline during peak hours.
loveisrespect.org

National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women (VAWnet)

Provides public web based collection of advocacy-based electronic resources on domestic and sexual violence.  Materials include research papers, fact sheets, federal and state funding information and program development materials.
vawnet.org

National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)

Provides a comprehensive web based library database to collect and distribute information, statistics, and resources related to all forms of sexual violence.
nsvrc.org

Out Proud

This site, provided by the National Coalition for gay, lesbian, bisexual & Transgender youth, offers information about community role models, resources, and opportunities for youth to communicate with each other about sexual orientation.
outproud.org

Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR)

Innovative and creative public awareness materials to educate parents and adults about sexual violence.
teensthinkwhat.com

RAINN

The Rape Abuse Incest National Network is the nation’s largest anti-sexual assault organization.
rainn.org

SafePlace Teen Site