Options for Women & Children |
Options for Women & Children
CALL 911
Assault, rape and attempted murder by an intimate partner are crimes…just as if a stranger committed the same crimes! The mandatory arrest law says the police must arrest a perpetrator if violence has occurred. Even if charges are not filed, the police report can be used as evidence in the future.
Crisis Lines
Clackamas Women's Services:
(503) 654-2288/or toll free (888) 654-2288
Portland Women's Crisis Line:
(503) 235-5333
National Domestic Violence Hotline:
1-800-799-SAFE
Confidential - 24 hours per day
TDD accessible
Will accept collect calls
Safety planning
Call to access shelter, support groups and other resources.
Shelter
SHELTERS ARE OFTEN FULL, SO CALL FREQUENTLY.
- Confidential, emergency shelter, wheelchair accessible.
- Women and children (sons up to 15 years).
- Mothers must have custody of their children. Single women must either be over 18 or emancipated minors.
- Four-week maximum stay.
- Call the Crisis Line, (503) 654-2288, to find out more about shelter or see the page " What is a Domestic Shelter Like?".
Support Groups
- Women who have survived or still are surviving violence by an intimate partner.
- Women over 50.
- Latinas.
- Children survivors, ages 7-11.
- Call the Crisis Line (503) 654-2288 to find out more about support groups.
Safety Planning
Creating a plan to...
- Stay safe in the home with the abuser.
- Help your children to stay safe in the home.
- Leave the abuser.
- Stay safe after leaving the abuser.
- Stay safe at the workplace, school, etc.
- Call the Crisis Line, (503) 654-2288, to create your own safety plan, or see the sections on safety planning for adults and children in this packet.
Temporary Restraining Orders (TRO's)
- TRO's are not always a solution for every case! 60% of TRO's were violated in Oregon in 1998.
- A TRO is a court order restricting an abuser's access to his/her partner, may include children.
- Can request temporary custody of children.
- Can include workplace, school, etc.
- Must be renewed after one year.
- Hearings are at 1:00 p.m. at Clackamas & Multnomah County courthouses.
- Advocates are at courthouses to assist survivors in filling out applications.
- Call CWS' Crisis Line at (503) 654-2288 for more information on how to obtain a Temporary Restraining Order
Warning! Abusers can track your internet activity. If an abuser has access to your computer, use a safer computer such as the computer at a library or a friend's house.
