The following is just a start for those places that are hard to find if you find yourself in trouble. As time goes on we will be making extensive additions to this list. In the meantime we are inviting those coming across this page who knows of similar resources in any state to please e-mail us (see below) the addresses, phone numbers, and description of the resource they feel belongs on these pages. We are listing these resources into three categories: 1. Places an abused or battered woman can go which can help her deal with an abusive relationship. 2. Centers where a person addicted to drugs can go for treatment. 3. Internet sites and/or discussion forums where one can find a variety of articles, forums, and other resources that deal with abuse issues, psychological problems, and drugs and alcohol addiction.
Focus on Recovery Hotline: 1-800-234-0420. Will refer those all over the U.S. calling this hotline to drug and alcohol support groups and accredited drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs.
Safe House-----1-314-772-4535. Sanctuaries such as Safe House provide housing for a battered woman and her children from the abusive male in her life. They typically provide counseling, food and shelter, and a safe haven from her husband or boyfriend. It is almost impossible for such a man to find her in these places.
Alive-----1-314-993-2777. The name Alive should tell you what this place is all about.
Comtree Center----1-314-337-0200. Offers a 30 day inpatient program. This is for Missouri residents only and is available only to those who don’t have medicaid. Has social detox only.
Archway Center----1-314-361-1630. Offers a 21 day inpatient program. Available for Missouri residents only. Also provides intensive outpatient day services as well as night. Archway does own detox.
Central Intake-----1-314-371-1600. 2650 Olive Street. One goes here for evaluation first. We have been informed by Archway that anyone expecting the state to pay for their treatment has to go here first in order to be evaluated for the most appropriate kind of treatment
Alexian Brothers Hospital---1-314-772-2205. For Missouri residents having Medicaid card. Has its own programs.
Medical Cstar-----1-314-381-9770. For Missouri residents who have medicaid. This number is available only during normal business hours.
Woman’s Shelter----1-618-235-0892. Strictly for women suffering from abused relationships. Provides housing, counseling, and other services.
Call for Help----Close to Belleville--1-618-397-0963. Provides a variety of services and not just for women. Has suicide and crisis line. Has resources for housing and provides counseling for victims of child abuse, sexual abuse, mental abuse, psychological problems, etc.
Arch House----Granite City. 1-618-877-4987.
Gateway----Caseyville---1-618-345-8313. Has up to 60 day inpatient program. Outpatient program. Social detox program which means that full medical facilities for those undergoing severest physical withdrawals would be farmed out to nearby facilities.
Sojourn House----Springfield 1-217-544-2484.. Hotline--1-217-544-0203. Provides safe haven and I’ve heard Sojourn House can even arrange to have a woman disappear from the abusive male in her life, sending her off to a halfway house in another city. Also provides counseling and job assistance.
Woman’s Crisis Center----Jacksonville. 1-217-243-4357
Triangle Center----Springfield. 1-217-544-3396 (ext 104). Has own detox facility and both inpatient and outpatient programs which are not limited in time but can go on for as long as considered necessary..
Jacksonville Wells Center----Jacksonville. 1-217-243-1871. Like Triangle Jacksonville Wells Center places no strict time limit on the length of its inpatient programs. Has a custodial inpatient program where one can go outside to go to school or to work and it has outpatient programs as well. Has its own detox program which typically goes for three to five days. Will take private patients, those with a medicaid card, and patients with neither type of insurance but assigns a limited number of beds to each category.
Gateway Center----Springfield. 1-217-529-9266. Offers an outpatient program only.
Personal Consultants----1-217-525-2698. 1945 S. Spring. Privately run by Paul Carlson, Personal Consultants offers drug and alcohol counseling and Paul’s own rehabilitation program which he calls his Wilderness Program. Wilderness trips are typically week long backpacking counseling experiences in Missouri’s Mark Twain Forest.
Lost Angels: One of our primary focuses is upon topless dancers although we often get into discussions on abuse and drug related issues. http://www.alphapro.com/chat.html
Help for Lost Angels: This site is owned and maintained by Sher who is a good friend of ours and long standing member of the Lost Angels group. Here you will find some of Sher's philosophy on abuse in its many forms, a little about religion and by this we don't mean the kind you have rammed down your throat in church, hot lines, and many links to books on the subject and many more great sources of information. She will also be conducting her own recovery chats in the Lost Angels forum beginning Wed evening Feb 17th, 1999. During these chats Sher will be discussing many issues including alcohol and drug addiction, abuse, split personality and a whole lot more. We highly recommend her. http://members.aol.com/sherbb/advice2/index.htm
Teddy Bear Project: A non-profit organization consisting of adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, for all survivors of childhood sexual abuse. http://www.teddybearproject.org
Richland County in Ohio (towns include: Mansfield, Lexington, Ontario, Bellville, Butler, etc.) has some excellent facilities . There is The Shelter for battered and abused women (and their children) @ (419) 774-5840 or 1-800-931-7233. They provide housing, when needed, and counseling both individual and group. Counseling is also offered by Catholic Charities @ 419-524-0733. As far as drug abuse, there is The Center for Family Services, which provides all types of counseling @ 419-756-1717. The Center also has a unit for temporary shelter...to provide a supervised short-term environment. There is also the drug hotline @419-524-3784 and early intervention @ 419-524-2660. Both the Center and Catholic Charities provide a sliding scale, so that everyone can obtain needed counseling. There is also a hospital, Richland Hospital, that specializes in substance abuse. Their number is 419-589-5511 or 1-800-589-4673, the 800 number also provides a telephone hotline.
--- Submitted by Michelle
Have any ideas of how we can expand our list. The Lost Angels is inviting those
visiting our site to submit their recommendations for resources similar to those
we have listed above. During the coming months we would like to cover as much of
the country as possible. For those wanting to participate in this effort, please
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