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Local & National Resources

There are a wealth of resources available to those who have been the victim of abuse and violent crimes.

Local Resources

The Victim Center

Provides free of charge services, including adult and child counseling and a 24-hour crisis and intervention hotline, victim advocacy, and prevention education.
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The Greene County Family Justice Center

Offers a range of services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, harassment, human trafficking, and child abuse. No appointment is required, and all services are free and confidential. 
  • Crisis intervention
  • Safety planning
  • Assistance filing an emergency Order of Protection
  • Basic legal information
  • Civil legal representation (Divorce, Child Custody, Orders of Protection)
  • Crisis counseling
  • Help filing a police report related to domestic or sexual violence.
  • Prosecution services
  • Help finding emergency shelter
  • Assistance accessing community resoruces: housing, medicaid, food stamps, emergency shelter.
  • Child protection services
  • Assistance with child support orders and enforcement
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Legal Services of Southern Missouri

Provides legal representation to the low-income and elderly in civil matters, including orders of protection, family law cases, public benefits, consumer law, and housing.
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Harmony House

Provides shelter services, outreach and case management services.
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Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence

A centralized domestic and sexual violence clearinghouse for information and resources in Missouri.
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National Resources for Domestic Violence

The Mend Project

Support resources for victims of emotional abuse and families of victims. Includes diagnostic quizzes, guides, and coaching.
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National Network to End Domestic Violence

Resources include toolkits to cope with financial abuse, guide family in supporting victims, and to help victims find transitional housing. 
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National Domestic Violence Hotline

Call, chat, and text with resources to help you cope with domestic abuse and make a plan for a safe exit from a dangerous situation.
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The Recovery Village: Domestic Violence Resources

Includes diagnostic resources, a tool for evaluating insurance coverage, and Missouri-specific resources to help individuals get support for substance dependency.
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National Resources for Image-Based Abuse

The Cyber Civil Rights Initiative, Inc.

Informational site covering state-specific laws and protections. Guides to minimize risks and cope with the fallout from revenge porn and image-based abuse.
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Without My Consent

Step-by-step guide for preparing evidence to pursue a case, designed for victims of image-based abuse. Database documenting civil claims filed in cases of revenge porn and image-based abuse.
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Revenge Porn: The Latest Research and Law Enforcement Efforts

Detailed discussion of the history, legal complexities, and impacts of image-based abuse. Includes step-by-step guides for working with law enforcement and preserving evidence.
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Take It Down

Service that helps teens create identifiers of sexually explicit or intimate images that show individuals under the age of 18. Online platforms use the identifier number to find and remove explicit content, without the image or video ever leaving the teen's device. Numerous sites make use of these identifiers, including Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, Tiktok, yubo, Snapchat, Threads, Clips4Sale, RedGifs, and OnlyFans.
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Stop Non-Consensual Image Abuse

Interactive guide walks victims of non-consensual intimate image abuse through the process of creating a case, reporting, and tracking the resolution. Service has a 90% success rate.
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