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Learn More About How We Can Help You

In Crisis?

Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Help
Call 815.626.7277 or 815.288.1011

Identify Abuse ↘

This is the first step. Ask yourself if any of these signs point to your relationship health.

Red Flags

Unhealthy Relationship Checkpoints ⏺

Does your partner…

  • Get jealous easily or accuse you of having an affair?

  • Have abuse in family history?

  • Throw objects at you or destroy your property?

  • Make you account for every moment you are away?

  • Restrain you?

  • Ridicule you?

  • Threaten to hurt you, your children, or your pets?

  • Manipulate you with lies or promises?

  • Threaten to or force you to have sex?

  • Make you feel you don’t have the right to say “no” or disagree?

  • Isolate you from family, friends, work?

  • Make all the decisions in the home for you?

  • Have previous contact with the justice system?

  • Control all of the money?

  • Have weapons?

Green Flags

Healthy Relationship Checkpoints ⏺

Does your partner…

  • View you as an equal?

  • Respect you and treat you fairly?

  • Make you feel safe (emotionally and physically)?

  • Discuss disagreements peacefully?

  • Allow the relationship to go at your pace?

  • Act as a positive role model for your children?

  • Value your opinions?

  • Communicate openly and honestly?

  • Support your goals in life?

  • Make family and money decisions together with you?

  • Compromise?

  • Have a positive image of family?

  • Make your friends and family feel comfortable?

Contact our 24/7 hotline:

815-626-7277

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.

Our phones are answered by trained professionals. We can help callers access emergency services including safe shelter, medical care, obtaining Orders of Protection and much more. 815.626.7277 or 815.288.1011.

Services Include:

  • Complete Confidentialty

  • Safe And Secure Location

  • Child And Court Advocacy

  • Mental Health And Aod Services On Site

  • Economic Empowerment

  • Employment Assistance

  • Support And Educational Groups

  • Case Management

  • Safety Plans

These are offered to survivors living within our facility as well as outreach survivors (those living outside the YWCA.)

How To Get Help ↘

Emergency Help

If you are in need of emergency shelter due to a domestic violence situation, contact the YWCA Domestic Violence Hot Line (815-626-7277) or call 911 for local law enforcement who will in turn contact the YWCA.

Referrals

If you are an emergency shelter or outside agency making a referral for housing, call 815-625-0333.

“I am in need of services…”

If you are need of court advocacy or case management, no matter whether you are a resident of our facility or an outreach survivor, contact the YWCA of Sauk Valley at 815-626-7277.