DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Legal Advice
Legal Aid of Western Missouri - Project Assist - 474-6750
Domestic Violence and the Law - A Missouri Bar publication
Battered Women's Shelters*
Shelter Referral - (816) HOTLINE
Rose Brooks Center - Kansas City, Missouri 861-6100
Newhouse - Kansas City, Missouri 471-5800
Hope House - Independence, Missouri 461-4673 (HOPE)
Synergy Services Inc. - North Kansas City, Missouri 452-8535
SAFE Home, Inc. - Johnson County, Kansas (913) 262-2868
Joyce H. Williams Center - Wyandotte County, Kansas (913) 321-0951
* Most programs have free support groups for all women including those not in a shelter. Please call the hotlines for information on these support groups.
Information & Referral Sources
Missouri Coalition Against Domestic Violence - 1-800-799-7233
Listing of Missouri Domestic Violence - Crisis and Support Resources (An Abuse, Rape and Domestic Violence Aid & Resources Collection)
Men's Programs
The Family Conservancy - Independence, Missouri - 816-373-7577 Batterers Intervention Program - 816-373-7577**Call 913-742-HELP for scheduling appointments
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community
Kansas City Anti- Violence Project - 561-0550
Sexual Abuse-Sexual Assault
Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault - 531-0233
Child Abuse Hotline
Missouri Division of Social Services - 1-800-392-3738
Elder Abuse Hotline
1-800-392-0210
Substance Abuse
National Council on Alcohol & Drugs - 361-5900
Community Addictions Program - 333-3440
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