Domestic Violence Services

Please get help.

If the abuse just happened and you are in immediate danger, call 911. The YWCA Emergency Shelters can provide short-term safe shelter for victims of abuse. You can call or text 1-866-YES-YWCA 24 hours a day.

The YWCA Domestic Violence Services are dedicated to eradicating domestic violence and assisting all survivors of intimate partner violence who contact the YWCA. No one deserves to be abused.

The YWCA provides services to those in emergency domestic violence situations as well as those referred by an outside agency. All services are available to men, women, and children regardless of sexual orientation and services are conducted in a safe and confidential environment.

How To Get Help ↘

Emergency Help

If you need emergency shelter due to a domestic violence situation, contact the YWCA Domestic Violence Hot Line 1-866-937-9922 or call 911 for local law enforcement who will in turn contact the YWCA.

What Is Domestic Violence?

Domestic violence can take many forms and affect anyone regardless of age, economic, racial, cultural, generational, religious, or gender status.

Abusers use a variety of tactics to exert power and control. It is not always physical but may involve mental, verbal, spiritual, financial, and/or emotional abuse.

The reality is that domestic violence does not go away on its own.

Instead, it tends to get worse and more frequent over time.

The YWCA provides services to those in emergency domestic violence situations as well as those referred by an outside agency. All services are available to men, women, and children regardless of sexual orientation and services are conducted in a safe and confidential environment.

Victims dealing with an abusive relationship often carry additional burdens such as:

  • Fear

  • Emotional Dependency

  • Financial Dependency

  • Guilt

  • Isolation from friends and family

  • Embarrassment or shame

  • Concern about Children’s welfare

  • False hope that the abuse will change

YWCA North Central Indiana services include:

· Emergency safe shelter for victims of domestic violence

· Safety planning

· Supportive Housing

· Counseling & case management for both adults & children

· Child care

· Access to healthcare services

· Sexual assault counseling

· Economic empowerment classes

· Self-sufficiency education

· Substance Abuse treatment & groups

· Legal Advocacy including help obtaining civil protective orders

· Community educational programs on domestic violence, sexual assault, and dating violence

In Crisis?

Call 1-866-YES-YWCA