Domestic Violence Assistance:
To ensure that home is a safe place for all…
Call for Help
9400 Lebanon Avenue
Edgemont, IL 62203
618.397.0968
24-hour suicide and crisis telephone:
618.397.0963
Information and Referral: 618.397.0996
Website:
www.callforhelpinc.org
Services offered: Adult Residential
Services: short-term therapeutic setting for individuals
experiencing a mental health crisis. Individuals are
referred by local mental health, local and state hospitals,
psychiatrists and private agencies that address mental
health issues. Medication monitoring, counseling and
medical assistance are interventions provided to help
stabilize consumer behavior. Referrals are made to
community agencies for financial assistance, housing for
those who find themselves homeless and employment to empower
individuals as they transition to community living. The
thrust of the program is to prevent hospitalization through
early intervention. Transitional Living
Shelter: Began in 1998 and was developed to provide and
assist homeless young women between 16 and 21 years of age
in their pursuit to become independent and self-sufficient
citizens within the community. These young women can
maintain residence for up to 18 months while pursuing an
education or job training skills. While residents of the
shelter, these women will be afforded life skills training
through classes provided by staff and community volunteers.
Gateway East Health Services, Inc.
327 Missouri Avenue, Suite 412
East St. Louis, IL 62201
618.874.0095
Services offered:
Provides comprehensive alcohol,
tobacco, and other drug prevention, HIV/AIDS, Peer
Leadership Training, Parenting Classes, Life Skills and
Domestic Violence prevention services to East St. Louis and
surrounding communities.
Help Me Grow Hotline – Illinois Department of Human
Services
2501 North Dirksen Parkway
Springfield, IL 62761
217.785.5368
Hotline: 1.800.323.4769 (GROW)
Services offered: The DHS Help Me Grow Helpline
provides information and statewide referrals in the
following areas: adoption, AIDS, alcoholism/drug abuse,
child care, child safety seats, child support, dental,
disabilities, domestic violence, early intervention,
education emergency services, employment, financial aid,
family planning, food supplementation, gang prevention,
health/physician referral, hearing aids, housing,
immunization, infant health, insurance, intergenerational
interaction, lead, legal advice, male responsibility,
maternity home/school, mental health (general and suicide),
miscellaneous, multi-service agencies, nurse midwife,
parent/child/teen/mate communication, parenting
education/support, parents anonymous, pregnancy/substance
abuse, pre-kindergarten, parental, school/peer pressure,
seniors, sexual assault, sexuality, sexually transmitted
diseases, shelter/drop-in/overnight/transitional, state
agency, teratogen (environmental or occupational) and WIC
vendors/complaints. Women’s Health categories include:
breast and cervical cancer, cardiovascular disease,
depression, domestic violence, menopause and osteoporosis.
Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, Inc.
327 Missouri Avenue, Suite 300
East St. Louis, IL 62201
618.271.9140, ext. 231
Services offered: Free civil legal services to
low-income individuals. Priorities are housing, public
benefits, utilities, domestic violence, special education
and rights of disabled. Office also is site of Title
III-funded Senior Citizens Legal Services unit, serving
seniors in seven-county area without fee. Approximately 90
area lawyers participate in office’s Pro Bono Lawyers are
made through the Land of Lincoln Office as a part of regular
intake procedures.
Provident Counseling, Inc.
141 Market Place Drive, Suite 2006
Fairview Heights, IL 62208
618.398.7250
Website:
www.providentc.org
Services offered: Family, martial and individual
counseling for a wide range of mental health and
relationship problems. Men Ending Domestic Violence
– a program for men who have been abusive or violent to
their partners. Experienced therapists will access and
provide treatment. Anger management co-ed group. Services
also available in six other St. Louis area locations.
St. Clair County Health Department
19 Public Square, Suite 150
Belleville, IL 62220
618.233.7703
Website:
www.scchd.org
Services offered: Women, Infants, and Children (WIC),
family case management, teen parent services, KidCare,
immunizations, communicable disease surveillance and
treatment, screenings (blood lead, vision and hearing,
breast and cervical cancer), abstinence only education,
tobacco-free communities support program, violence
prevention, HIV/AIDS prevention and care, environmental
protection, food service sanitation, potable water supply
program, private sewage disposal program, pollution
prevention, community health assessment and planning, health
and wellness initiatives.
The Shelter Shop
2-C Bellevue Park Plaza
Belleville, IL 62226
618.234.4704
Information:
Operates a “second-hand” store which
benefits the Violence Prevention Center. Variety of
schedules and jobs available.
Violence Prevention Center of Southwestern Illinois
P.O. Box 831
Belleville, IL 62222
618.236.2531
(administration)
24 Hours: 618.235.0892 (crisis line)
Website:
www.vpcswi.org
Services offered: 24 hour Hotline, temporary
emergency shelter for mothers and dependent children,
individual and group counseling, support groups, court
advocacy, children’s program, and walk-in services.
Counseling, support group, court advocacy, information and
referral.
