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How Can My Sisters' Place Help?
My Sisters' Place provides safety, support, and advocacy to victims of domestic, sexual, and dating violence. We also provide community education surrounding these issues.
Each Support Services Provider at MSP is specifically trained to understand the signs and effects of domestic violence, sexual assault, and dating abuse and are available to work with victims to create safety plans and go over options. Each is committed to respecting and protecting confidentiality.
By offering services without discrimination on any basis, we hope to empower victims to make their own best choices.
How can I Help Myself?
- Seek the support of caring persons who understand this very real problem.
- Call 911 for emergencies.
- Seek medical attention, if needed, as soon as possible.
- Ask for information on legal rights, medical protection, and advocacy.
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Work out a plan, with help, to protect yourself and your children that includes having:
- Emergency arrangements for safety.
- An escape route for yourself and your children.
- A working phone or locating the closest phones in your area.
- Access to car keys and important papers.
- The phone numbers of victims' services/shelter in your area.
- Learn about domestic violence.
How Can You Help a Friend?
- Listen, believe, and offer support
- Call MSP and get information on how to help.
- Read the brochure, Why Abuse Victims Stay (found on our Online Clippings page) so you can understand the barriers she may be facing.
- Give them the number of their local domestic violence hotline or the national domestic violence hotline 1-800-799-SAFE (7233).
