Local Domestic Violence Support Services
I don’t like talking about domestic violence.
I don’t know many people who like talking about it.
Instead, we’d rather maintain the illusion that everything is going perfectly in our relationships… that everything is fine at home.
The truth is that over one in three (37%) women and one in three (31%) men in the United States have experienced physical violence, sexual violence, or stalking by an intimate partner during their lifetime.
That’s one-third of our population!
Since 1981, October has been commemorated as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic violence is a pattern of behaviors where one partner attempts to control the other through physical violence, verbal and emotional abuse or the threat of violence.
Domestic violence is about control; which means victims and perpetrators come from all walks of life. Children who live with domestic violence are also at increased risk to become direct victims of child abuse.
Here in the Chattahoochee Valley and beyond, we have several organizations that are fully invested in efforts to end the cycle of domestic violence. Victims seeking services have places where they can go to know they are believed, respected, and safe to discuss the most private and personal aspects of their lives. Help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. All services are FREE to you and your family!
If you are in danger,
Call 911.
Russell County, Alabama
The Crisis Center of Russell County provides 24-hour emergency housing to victims of domestic violence and their children. The agency provides peer support, counseling, and advocacy services. They will assist you in obtaining legal, transportation, medical and financial help. They will help you create a safety plan for you and your family, as you prepare to escape your situation.
The shelter is in a secure, undisclosed location and is staffed at all times.
Hot Line: 334-297-4401
Muscogee County, Georgia
Hope Harbour is a crisis intervention shelter that is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The agency provides emergency shelter, security, crisis intervention and advocacy for adults and children who are victims of domestic violence in Muscogee, Harris, Chattahoochee, Marion, Taylor, and Talbot counties.
The shelter is in a secure, undisclosed location and is staffed at all times.
Crisis Line: 706-324-3850
Troup County, Georgia
Harmony House in LaGrange is an emergency shelter serving victims of domestic violence 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The agency provides emergency shelter and safety to domestic violence female victims and their children. Key programs are designed to support residential clients (victims that seek emergency shelter) and outreach clients (victims that do not want or need emergency shelter, but who are in need of program services).
Crisis Line: 706-885-1525
Fort Benning, Georgia
Fort Benning’s Family Advocacy Program, or FAP, provides services to protect, support, and empower victims of domestic abuse. The program offers a range of services, including emergency services and counseling, help to create a safety plan, assistance getting a military protective order, counseling services, and transitional compensation.
Duty Hours: 706-545-7594
After Hours: 762-408-2234
Community Support Groups (Columbus, GA)
Domestic violence can have severe emotional and physical implications. The emotional health consequences include depression and post-traumatic stress disorder and require long-term counseling and group therapy to overcome.
If you are a survivor of domestic violence, check out the following community support groups in Columbus, GA.
- 5:30-6:30 PM – Every 1st and 3rd Thursday at Ronald McDonald House, 1959 Hamilton Road, Columbus, GA 31904
- 12:00-1:00 PM – Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday at the Hope Harbour Outreach Office
For more information about the support groups please call 706-221-4774.
