Domestic Violence - Victim Support Services
If you are a victim of domestic violence, it's not your fault. No one
deserves to be abused. Battering is a crime. Battering is rarely a one-time
incident, it usually gets worse. YOU ARE NOT ALONE!
WHERE TO GO FOR HELP
American Indian Community Housing Organization (AICHO)
Transitional housing for women and their children
218-722-7225
Campus Ministry
106 UMD Kirby Student Center (counseling, referral as appropriate)
218-726-8737
Center Against Sexual and Domestic Abuse, (CASDA), Superior, WI
Support and advocacy for battered women and sexual assault victims, emergency
housing, 715-392-3136, 1-800-649-2921
Counseling: Health Services (UMD Students only)
615 Niagara Court (UMD)
Crisis intervention and supportive therapy, refer to other agencies at
victim's request, confidential services, consider options, on-going therapy
as needed
218-726-7913
Housing - UMD
Residence Life 189 Lake Superior Hall
149 Lake Superior Hall
Report to police for assistance, refer to counseling, follow-up with appropriate
discipline process
218-726-7390, 218-726-8178
Medical: Health Services (UMD Students only)
615 Niagara Court (UMD)
Complete medical exam, appropriate treatment, including pregnancy test
and STD treatment, refer to counseling at victim's request and refer to
local hospital
218-726-8155
Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO)
255 Darland Administration Building
Information, counseling, and investigation, report to police or other
218-726-6849, 218-726-6827
Safe Haven
Shelter for battered women and their children, woman's groups, court advocacy,
assistance with a protection order or with criminal court process
218-728-6481, 1-877-880-3094, 218-730-2464
Women's Resource and Action Center (WRAC)
193 Kirby Student Center (UMD)
Listen to story and validate experience, advocate, provide information
on options, referral
218-726-6292, 218-726-8444
Women's Transitional Housing Center
Transitional housing for women and their children
218-728-6437
WHERE TO CALL FOR HELP
Campus Police (UMD)
287 Darland Administration Building
Care for victim, transport to hospital, investigate, follow-up
218-726-7000
Conduct Code (UMD Students)
297 Darland Administration Building
Receive report from police, monitor court action (if any), conduct judicial
hearing process for perpetrator
218-726-8501
Dabinoo' Jgan
Native American shelter
218-722-2247
Domestic Abuse Intervention Project
Nonviolence classes for people who have used violence in their relationship
218-722-2781
Indian Legal Assistance, 218-727-2881
Information & Referral, St. Louis County, 218-726-2222
Legal Aid, 218-726-4800
Life House Youth Center
Support and advocacy for teens, 218-722-7431
Miller-Dwan Hospital 24-hour Crisis Line, 218-723-0099
Minowijiwin (Fond du Lac)
Indian Women's Advocate
Advocacy and women's groups
24-hour Crisis Line 218-834-1817, 218-879-1227
North Shore Horizons (Lake Co.)
Support and advocacy for battered women
218-834-5924, 1-800-834-5923
Police - Duluth Community
Emergency or Non-Emergency
911 or 218-723-3434
Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault, 218-726-1442
(PAVSA) Advocacy for sexual assault and incest survivors, 24-hour Crisis
Line
218-726-1931
Range Women's Advocates (Iron Range)
Support and advocacy for battered women
218-254-3377, 218-749-5054, 1-800-343-5054
Rural Women's Advocates (Carlton County)
Support and advocacy for battered women
1-800-910-1810
St. Luke's Hospital
24-Hour Emergency Service
218-726-5616
St. Mary's Medical Center (SMDC)
Emergency Response
218-786-4357
Visitation Center
Safe exchange of children for visitation with
non-custodial parent
218-722-2781
USEFUL LINKS - PREVENTION/AWARENESS/TRAINING
http://www.onalert.org/
http://www.slhduluth.com/
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