Alaska Women's Network - Domestic Violence

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Family Law Self Help Center

This video, available in English, Español and Yup'ik explains how to apply for a DVPO, represent yourself at your hearing for a long-term (one-year) order and how to plan for your safety. It also highlights issues that you need to think about if you have children.

For more information about protective orders, call the Family Law Self Help Center at (907) 264-0851 (in Anchorage) or toll-free (866) 279-0851 (outside Anchorage but in Alaska).

Your communications with the staff are not confidential and the staff is available to help both parties.

Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

Communities & Programs

ANCHORAGE

Abused Women Aid in Crisis AWAIC
24 hr Crisis Line: 272-0100
100 W. 13th Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: 279-9581, Fax: 279-7244

Alaska dating and domestic violence prevention: Its Not Cool

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE

FAMILY ADVOCACY PROGRAM: 580-5858
Domestic Violence Advocate: 24/7 551-2034
Sexual Assault Advocate: 24/7 551-SARC

Women's Shelter - Will provide transportation if needed.
Call for counseling: groups/classes/services available

Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) 264-1408

STAR (Standing Together Against Rape)
Crisis Line: 1-800-478-8999

Information and counseling for sexual assault victims.

Victims for Justice 1-907-278-0977
1057 West Fireweed Lane - Suite 101
Anchorage, AK 99503

BARROW

Arctic Women In Crisis (AWIC)
Toll Free Crisis Line: 1-800-478-0267
Services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, child and vulnerable adult abuse. Crisis intervention, one-to-one counseling, groups,legal and medical advocacy provided.
Emergency shelter in Barrow, volunteer Safe Homes in seven outlying villages (Atqasuk, Barter Island (Kaktovik), Nuiqsut, Point Hope, Point Lay, Anaktuvuk Pass and Wainwright.) Emergency one way transportation to Barrow.

NSB Health Emergency
Crisis Line 1-800-478-0267
1-907-852-0267

Tribal Victim Assistance Program
Domestic Violence Intervention (DVIP)

BETHEL

Tundra Women's Coalition
Crisis Line: 1-800- 478-7799
Tundra Women’s Coalition –Emergency shelter and crisis intervention for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in the YK Delta. Services include 24-hour crisis line, peer advocacy and support, community education, referrals, legal advocacy, women, children, and teen support groups, and parent education.

COPPER CENTER, GLENNALLEN and VALDEZ
1-800-835-4044 Advocates for Victims of Violence, Inc.
Crisis Line: 822-5525

Copper River Native Association

CORDOVA

Cordova Family Resource Center
24 Hour Crisis Line 907-424-4357
Services provided are: Client Advocacy, 24 hour HelpLine, Safe Homes, Transport to shelters outside of Cordova, Child Advocacy, Educational Workshops, Crisis Intervention, Lending Library, Referrals to other agencies, SART, and Parenting Skills.

DILLINGHAM

Safe and Fear Free Environment, Inc. S.A.F.E
Crisis Line 1-800-478-2316
Services include: support groups for free childcare while the adults are attending aftercare, teen nights, women's support craft night, sister support group for battered women coping with substance abuse and teen parenting. S.A.F.E. has a licensed clinical counselor. They do advocacy, provide transportation and have a receiving home.
Office Phone: 907-842-2320

FAIRBANKS

Interior Alaska Center for Non-Violent Living (IAC)
24 hour confidential support by phone: (907) 452-2293 or 1(800) 478-7273
on-line @ RAINN
TDD: (907) 452-1120
Counseling & Assistance in a shelter for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Services include crisis intervention, counseling, advocacy and support, legal advocacy, education/referrals for women and children.

FORT WAINWRIGHT

Victim Advocate: 353-4202
24/7 Hotline: 388-4203

JUNEAU

Aid to Women in Abuse and Rape Crisis (AWARE)
Crisis Line: 586 - 1090
Toll Free Crisis Line: 1-800-478-1090
Call for counseling/groups/classes/services available.
aware@alaska.com

HOMER

South Penninsula Haven House
Crisis Line: 1-800-478-7712
South Peninsula Haven House provides domestic violence/sexual assault advocacy, shelter, education and outreach to the southern Kenai Peninsula from Ninilchik to Homer and communities across Kachemak Bay. Our service area includes Ninilchik, Anchor Point, Happy Valley, Homer , Kachemak City, Fritz Creek, Miller’s Landing, Diamond Ridge, Fox River, and the Russian Old Believer Villages of Nikolaevsk, Kachemak Selo, and Voznesenka. The SPHH service area also includes the Native Villages of Seldovia, Port Graham and Nanwalek.

Email us: SPHH

Sexual Assault Response Team (SART): 235-0287

KENAI

Leeshore Center: 907-283-9479

24 hour crisis line: 907-283-7257
The Leeshore center is a 32-bed emergency shelter.

The LeeShore Center Mission Statement
To provide a safe haven for women and children who are victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault while promoting a safe, healthy, violence free community: by treating all people with respect, while empowering and supporting women; by creating an educated and aware public; by promoting healthy families; and by striving to eliminate domestic abuse, sexual assault, and associated societal oppression.

KETCHIKAN

Women in Safe Homes - W.I.S.H. Crisis Line
225-WISH (9474) or 1-800-478-9474
Children's Program, Family Services, Education Department, Legal Advocacy

W.I.S.H. Family Services
225-0722

Ketchikan Indian Community
228-4900 or 1-800-252-5158
I.C.W.A. provider, Youths Groups, Culture Camp. Counseling in Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence
2960 Tongass Ave.
Ketchikan, AK 99901
Ketchikan Indian Community

CCTHITA - Saxman Social Services
225-2518, Fax 247-2504
Social Services/ Indian Child Welfare Act
Saxman City Hall
Rt. 2 Box 2
Ketchikan, AK 99901

KODIAK

Kodiak Women's Resource & Crisis Center ( KWRCC)
Crisis Line: 486-3625 (KWRCC accepts collect calls from Kodiak Island Villages), Please call: 486-6171
KWRCC provides resources and crisis services to the community, as well as a shelter for women and their children who are victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault.

MAT - SU

The Children's Place
357-5157; Fax 357 -5159
A child-friendly, neutral facility where professionals from many agencies involved in the evaluation, investigation and treatment of child abuse meet to coordinate and bring their services to the child and their families.

Alaska Family Services - (Domestic Violence)
746-4080 and 376-4000
(Alaska Family Services is the combined services of the former Family Resource Center with the services offered by the former Mat-Su Recovery Center.)

Help with Child Care Assistance, WIC Program, Family Violence Intervention Program, Child Care Food Program, Family Support Services, Services to Young Pregnant Women. Also serves youth, women and men for substance abuse and related problems.

NOME

Bering Sea Women's Group (Nome)
443-5491; Fax: 443-3748
Provides shelter for women and children who are victims of domestic violence; crisis telephone; community education about domestic violence and sexual assault; village outreach and education; supervision of safe homes in villages.
P.O. Box 1596
Nome, AK 99762

SART (Sexual Assault Response Team)
443-3311 at Norton Sound Regional Hospital.
The team attempts to be the assessment team for any victim regionally of sexual abuse/assault.

Kawerak Children & Family Services
1-800-478-5153 Fax: 443-4457

Local ICWA Tribal Family Coordinator in Brevig Mission, Golovin, Mary's Igloo & Teller, Shishmaref, Wales, King Island, White Mountain, Elim, Koyuk, Shaktoolik, Stebbins, St. Michael, Unalakleet.
email: cfsdir@kawerak.org

Kawerak Child Advocacy Center
443-4376, Fax 443-4474
Front St. Old Federal Bldg.
P. O. Box 948
Nome, Ak 99762

PETERSBURG

W.A.V.E. Women's Aid in Violent Emergencies
907-518 - 0555, 1-800-478-9474
Regional shelter (in Ketchikan) for victims of domestic violence and
sexual assault and their children.

W.I.S.H has a children's advocate to work with children who are victims of sexual, physical and emotional abuse. They provide both individual counseling and groups for children.

Tlingit-Haida Central Council Social Services
772-3636, 1-800-344-1432
For Tribal Members
PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND

Safe Home: 1-800-478-9474

ST. PAUL ISLAND (Anchorage)
St. Paul Island
Assistance for Victims of Domestic Violence and Abuse The Advocacy Division of the Tribal Government of St. Paul Island works diligently to honor the ongoing commitment of the Tribal Council of the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island made to primary and secondary victims experiencing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking (especially Aleut women) and to the children experiencing the effects of DV by working collaboratively and cooperatively with members of the community, the Coordinated Community Response (CCR) Team, and the Community Protection (CPT) Team to 1) enhance victim / survivor safety and 2) strengthen offender accountability.

The Program Coordinators provide emergency and ongoing advocacy services including crisis intervention, medical clinic accompaniment, support groups and individual meetings, civil and criminal court accompaniment, transportation and victim / survivor advocacy.

The Advocacy Services Program Coordinators can be reached on Saint Paul:
Serafima Lestenkof
907-546-3222 ph
907-546-3254 fax
PO Box 86
St. Paul, AK 99660-0086

Aleut Community of St. Paul Island Tribal Government:
Anchorage Support Office
Katherine Andrews, M.A., B.A. HS / OM
GTITG Program Coordinator
907-229-6323 ph
907-278-2316 fax
4300 B St., Ste. 402
Anchorage, AK 99503

In March 2008, the Tribal Council designated a house to be utilized as a safe home for women with or without their children who have been victims of domestic violence, sexual abuse or other related acts of violence. Donations are being accepted in support of the safe home.

SEWARD

SeaView Community Services:
1-888-224-5257 or 224-5257

SITKA

Sitkans Against Family Violence (SAFV)
Crisis Line: 1-800-478-5511, 747-6511
Women’s shelter - Call for counseling/groups/classes/services available

SOLDOTNA

SART: Sexual Assault Response Team: 714-4547

UNALASKA

Unalaskans Against Sexual Assault & Family Violence (USAFV)
USAFV 24-Hour Crisis Line: 1- 800-478-7238 or 581-1500

VALDEZ

Advocates for Victims of Violence
Crisis Line: 835-2999
Regional shelter for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and their children.

Other Statewide and National Resources:
Careline Hotline 24/7 1-877-266-4357

Violent Crimes Compensation Board
1-800-764-3040 or 1-907- 465-3040

The VCCB can provied money for couseling for victims and their families, transportation to safety, medical costs, lost wages, and other needed services for eligible victims and their families.(The Board does not pay for loss or damage to personal property or pain and suffering)

The Alaska Office of Victims Rights (OVR)
1-866-2784-2620
The OVR is an agency of the Alaska Legislature that provides free legal services to victims of crime to help them obtain the rights they are guaranteed under Alaska’s constitution and statutes with regard to their contacts with police, prosecutors, judges, and other criminal justice agencies in this state. The OVR also advances and protects those victims’ rights in court when necessary and authorized by law.

Safety Alert: computer use can be monitored and is impossible to completely clear. If you are in danger, use a safer computer, call your local hotline, or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at
1-800-799-SAFE.

CHILD ABUSE

If your children, or you suspect a child is being abused here is a statewide resource to use.

Go to RID Alaska Child Abuse, hit local services then click on the nearest town to your home to find the resources in your area.

Below are listed the child advocacy centers across our state:

ANCHORAGE

Alaska Cares:
907/561-8301 or 1-877-561-8301
Alaska CARES (Child Abuse Response & Evaluation Services) is a Children's dvocacy Center , established to make sure that children are not re-traumatized by the systems designed to help them. At our facility, the child remains the primary focus. Professionals from a variety of agencies come together at our facility to ensure a seamless and comprehensive evaluation and response to reports of child physical and sexual abuse. Children are referred to Alaska CARES through the police, the Office of Children's Services, or medical or mental health practitioners.

BETHEL

YK Delta Children's Advocacy Center
Business Line: 907/543-3144 or 1-888-543-3144
The YK Delta Children's Advocacy Center is a child-focused place where child victims, non-offending caregivers, and multidisciplinary professionals meet to conduct interviews, examinations, discussions, and make decisions about investigation, treatment and prosecution of child sexual abuse cases. Children and non-offending family members receive intervention, support, and follow-up services through this program.

JUNEAU

S.A.F.E. Southeast Alaska Family Evaluations:
907/463-6157
The S.A.F.E. Child Advocacy Center is a child focused, protected place where child victims, non-offending adults and family members, and multidisciplinary professionals meet to conduct interviews, examinations, discussions, and make decisions about investigation, treatment and prosecution of child abuse cases.

MAT - SU

The Children's Place:
907/357-5157 (phone) 907/357-5159 (fax)
A child-friendly, neutral facility where professionals from many agencies involved in the evaluation, investigation and treatment of child abuse meet to coordinate and bring their services to the child and their families.

NOME

Kawerak Child Advocacy Center:
907/443-4376

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Updated July 1, 2010