Advocacy Center Of Winona
Domestic Violence Support Services
100 Latsch Sq, Ste 201, Winona, MN, 55987
Distance: 1015 Miles
(507) 452-4440
program@advocacywinona.org
https://www.advocacywinona.org/services
Service Details
Description
This program provides support to people in abusive situations and works to reduce relationship abuse, intimate partner violence and family violence.
Programs may include crisis intervention and domestic violence education and prevention.
Additional Information
Trained advocates help clients by:
* Providing options, information, support and services in both crisis situations and throughout the aftermath of violence
* Providing information and referral in areas of women's issues, domestic and sexual violence, and safe homes
This agency also provides outreach presentations to local Kindergarten-12th Grade (K-12) and college students, as well as businesses and organizations. The content highlights different aspects of domestic violence, domestic assault, diversity and the impact of violence on children.
Features
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Area Served by County
- Winona County
Eligibility
Victims of battering, sexual assault or sexual abuse
Any gender can get help from this agency.
Fees
All services are free and confidential.
Business Hours
8:30am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday
Area Served
Winona County
Websites
Phone Numbers
| Type | Number | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Main | (507) 452-4440 |
Last Update
11/22/2024
Other Locations
This provider does not offer this service at other locations.
Other Services or resources
Taxonomy Terms Used: Clicking a taxonomy term from the list below launches a new search.
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FN-1500.1900-800Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention Definition
Programs that attempt to reduce the incidence of physical, emotional and sexual abuse of individuals by their spouses or partners through a variety of educational interventions which may focus on the likely victims of abuse, potential perpetrators, people who work with families and/or the community at large.
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YX-0300.6400Physically Abused Adults Definition
Adults who have been subjected to a persistent pattern of abuse which typically includes beating, hitting, shoving, choking, hair pulling, use of a weapon to hurt or threaten or other forms of physical assault that injure or endanger the individual. Physical abuse may also involve destruction of possessions, frightening outbursts of temper (throwing objects, punching walls, kicking doors), denial of medical care, abandonment of a partner in a dangerous or unfamiliar place, locking a partner out of the home, trapping a partner in the home or preventing him or her from leaving.
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YX-0300.8100Sexually Abused Adults Definition
Individuals age 18 and older who have been raped or otherwise sexually assaulted or adults who, as children, were victims of incest.