Safety Alert!

If you are in danger, please use a safer computer, call 911 or your local hotline or call the National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233 voice), 1-800-787-3224 (tty). There is always a computer trail, but you can click ESCAPE to leave the site quickly.

SHELTER NEEDS

• Tylenol (for infants and adults)
• Diapers (sizes 4-6)
• Baby formula
• Trash bags, 55 gallon size
• Plastic cutlery and paper plates
• Bleach
• Towels and washcloths
• Sugar (packets or bulk)
• Women's pajamas
• Twin size blankets
• Used cell phones (do not have to function)

Domestic Violence Resources

BE AWARE: Computer use can be monitored by an abuser. If you are on an unsafe computer, please move to a safer computer or call our hotline at 816-471-5800.

If you need help now, go to a safe place, pick up the phone and call our hotline at 816-471-5800. Advocates are on duty 24 hours a day to help you.

Any woman, regardless of age, class, education, religion, economic status or lifestyle is a potential victim of domestic violence. Domestic violence isn't limited to physical injury. Other types of abuse include emotional, sexual and economic. Women who are or are being abused often suffer from a variety of confusing emotions including fear, desperation, anger and shame.

Numbers to know:

816-471-5800 | Newhouse Hotline
816-HOTLINE | Metro Hotline
816-531-0233 | MOCSA (Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault)
1-800-392-3738 | Child Abuse Hotline
1-800-392-0210 | Elder Abuse Hotline
1-800-799-7233 or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY) | National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-866-331-9474 or 1-866-331-8453 (TTY) | National Teen Teen Dating Abuse Helpline

More information:

• Domestic violence is real. Find out more about the signs of abuse at The Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence.
• For more information regarding research, tools, project reports, and communication materials produced in the worldwide struggle to end violence against women, check out the K4Health's End Violence Against Women website.
• The Missouri Violence Assistance Network provides legal aid to victims of domestic violence.
• For child abuse information and more local resources, go to the Jackson County Safe Family Coalition website.
• National resources can be found through the Family Violence Prevention Fund.
• Find more information on Domestic Violence and the Law read Domestic Violence:A Practical Guide for Survivors.
• Visit the Safe Sanctuaries Facebook page for domestic violence information for clergy and the faith community
• The Mary Kay Foundation supports Newhouse and the fight against domestic violence.