We at Stronger Together believe in providing a helping hand to those who need it, whether that be through volunteering or providing resources. One in five women and one in nine men are effected by domestic violence. As a resource center, we have created this page as a resource for those in the community who may need them. Below is a list of contacts, locations, and groups to serve as reminders that there is someone here to help you. We are in this together.
Where Do I Get Help? - Provided by the Mississippi Coalition against Domestic Violence
During an Active Emergency... Call 911
To File for an Emergency Domestic Abuse Protection Order (DAPO)
If the abuse occurred within the city limits, or if the abuser lives within city limits, you should go to the Municipal Court of that city. If the abuse occurred in the county, or if the abuser lives in the county, you should go to the Justice Court of that county. You may also file for a DAPO in County Court. You do not need an attorney to file for an Emergency DAPO.
For Legal Services related to Domestic Violence... Call 888-431-5983.
Mississippi Legal Services Programs provides free legal services to qualifying clients. Types of legal matters include Domestic Abuse Protection Orders, Divorces, Custody, Housing, Victims Compensation, and other civil legal matters. There are no income requirements to be eligible for services.
North Mississippi Rural Legal Services ........................................ www.nmrls.com
Mississippi Center for Legal Services ........... www.mscenterforlegalservices.org
Bureau of Victim Assistance, Attorney General Office ................... 800-829-6766
Rape Crisis Hotline ....................... (www.mscasa.org) ......................888-987-9011
Human Trafficking Hotline .................. (nomoreht.org) .................. 888-373-7888
National Domestic Violence Crisis Hotline: 1-800-799-7233
Domestic Violence Service Providers of Mississippi:
Lafayette/Panola/Yalobusha/Tate/Marshall County
House of Grace (Southaven, MS) Crisis Line: 662-342-1432
Pontotoc/Union County
S.A.F.E., Inc. (Greenville, MS) Crisis Line: 1-800-527-7233
Calhoun/Chickasaw County
Safe Haven Inc. (Columbus, MS) Crisis Line: 1-800-890-6040
It's not okay or normal to be afraid of your partner.
Resources provided by the Lafayette County Interpersonal Violence Response Team (IVRT)
Domestic abuse is an intentional pattern of abusive behaviors to exert power and control in the intimate relationship and may include physical, emotional, sexual, and/or economic control. We provide a community of support for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.
How we can help:
- Court accompaniment
- Law Enforcement interview accompaniment
- Hospital accompaniment
- Safety planning
- Referrals for DV shelters, legal needs, housing programs, and more
- Domestic violence advocacy
- Crisis counseling
- Assistance with protection orders
Team Organizations
Communicare Domestic Violence Program
Survivor Support/Confidential Advocacy
662-234-752 or 1-800-837-7521
Family Crisis Services of Northwest Mississippi
Survivor Support/Confidential Advocacy
662-234-9929 (24 hours a day)
Oxford Police Department Community Response Team
662-234-7962/ 662-832-8466 or 662-232-2400
University of Mississippi VIP
Survivor Support/Confidential Advocacy
662-915-1059 or 662-816-5377 (for after hours)
Places to Call for Help
Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence
800-898-3234 (www.mcadv.org)
Mississippi Attorney General's Office Domestic Violence Division
601-359-4251 (www.ago.state.ms.us)
National Center for Victims of Crime
1-800-394-2255 (www.ncvc.org)
Mississippi Coalition Against Sexual Assault
888-987-9011
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-8255
Love Shouldn't Hurt - Provided by the Family Crisis Services of Northwest Mississippi
Family Crisis Services is a comprehensive victim service organization providing advocacy services to survivors of sexual assault, child abuse, homicide, domestic violence, and family violence. Family Crisis Services is also an accredited Children's Advocacy Center.
We strive to reduce the trauma of violence by providing immediate and long-term support to survivors, and primary prevention to the community.
- Serving Coahoma, Desoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tunica, and Yalobusha
- All services free of charge
You have the right to get help!
- 24-hour crisis hotline
- Domestic Violence Advocacy
- Safety Planning
- Crisis Counseling
- Referrals for DV shelters, legal needs, and housing programs
- Assistance with protection orders
- Court accompaniment
- Hospital accompaniment
- Interpreter assistance
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence reports...
- Every 15 seconds a woman is battered in this country by her husband, boyfriend, or live-in partner.
- 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men are victims of physical violence by an intimate partner within their lifetime.
- Nearly 25% of women are raped and/or physically assaulted by an intimate partner during their lives. 15.4% of gay men, 11.4% of lesbians, and 7.7% of heterosexual men, are assaulted by a dating or intimate partner during their lives.
- The presence of a gun in a domestic violence situation increases the risk of homicide by 500%.
- 1 in 15 children are exposed to intimate partner violence each year, and 90% of these children are eyewitness to this violence.
Domestic Violence Advocate
Mary Margaret Chaffe
mchaffe@oxfordadvocacy.org
662-234-9929
Resources
Mississippi Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-222-8000
MS Coalition Against Sexual Assault: www.mscasa.org
Children's Advocacy Centers of Mississippi: www.casaofms.org
MS Coalition Against Domestic Violence: www.mcadv.org
Rape and Incest National Network: www.rainn.org
Suicide Hotline: 1-800-784-2433
