~ Between 4 and 8 million women will be abused this year.

~ 1 in 3 women has been beaten, coerced into sex or abused during her lifetime.

~ 9 out of 10 abusive situations never get reported.

We want to change that.

 The BRAVE Project, funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, provides residents in all of Barceda’s service area with the resources and education needed to fight family violence in rural Missouri. 

For more information on the nature and dynamics of family violence, visit www.endabuse.org for their extensive research. 

Barceda Families is an affiliate of the MCADSV (Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence).  You may contact them at 1-888-666-1911 or www.mocadsv.org.

If you fear you might be in an abusive situation, or you know someone who might be in an abusive relationship, call:

• National Domestic Violence Hotline:  1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
• Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline:  1-800-392-3738

Family Violence Center

(417) 864-7233 Hotline
(800) 831-6863 Shelter
(417) 837-7700 Office
(417) 837-7707 Fax

P.O. Box 5972
Springfield , MO 65801

www.familyviolencecenter.org

Contact: Pat Reiser or Dena Kimery 

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Moss House

(417) 667-7171 Office
(417) 667-4488 Fax
(800) 398-4271 Hotline
(417) 667-3733 Hotline
(417) 667-4272 Shelter

415 N. Main
Nevada , MO 64772

Contact: Martha Sander or Dorothy Underwood

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Lafayette House

(417) 782-1772 Joplin Office
(417) 782-3832 Fax
(800) 416-1772 Hotline
(417) 451-6106 Neosho Office
(417) 235-6140 Monett Office

P.O. Box 1765
Joplin , MO 64802-1765

Contact: Alison Malinowski or Jenifer Staab

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Mary Shaw Butler Victim Center

(417) 745-2146 Office/Shelter
(417) 745-6220 Fax
(417) 327-5071 Hotline
(888) 243-0502 Pager

P.O. Box 402
Hermitage , MO 65668

Contact: Debbie Owen

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House of Hope

(417) 777-3229 Shelter

PO Box 203

Bolivar, MO 65613

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If you are in danger, please try to use a computer in the abuser does not have direct or indirect (hacking) access.

It may be safer to use a computer other than your own, such as at the public library, at a community technology center, a friend’s house or an Internet Café.  You can contact www.ctcnet.org for a directory of technology centers near you.

If you think your activities are being monitored, then they probably are.  Abusive people are controlling and often want to know your every move.  They do not need to be a computer programmer or have special skills to monitor your computer activities – anyone can do it and there are many different ways.

Computers can provide a lot of information about you.  For instance, sites you view on the Internet and the emails you send.  It is not possible to delete or clear all computer “footprints” or history.

This content is made possible by MCADSV, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and many organizations in our area working to end domestic and sexual violence.