Women's Shelter
PO Box 278 - Trenton, MO 64683
Toll Free Hotline: 800-942-0649
Local Phone/FAX: 660-359-3297
Chillicothe Shelter: 660-707-0042
Chillicothe FAX: 660-707-1693
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Shelter Information
Green Hills Women's Shelter is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing services for victims of domestic violence. This program provides services to residents of the following Missouri counties:
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| Caldwell | Linn | |
| Carroll | Livingston | |
| Chariton | Mercer | |
| Daviess | Putnam | |
| Grundy | Sullivan | |
| Harrison | ||
Services
- Emergency services including, but not limited to: assistance in obtaining Protection Orders and medical care.
- Education and preparation for the steps in the criminal justice system.
- Crisis support
- Stress Management
- Advocacy
- Information about Crime Victim's Compensation. Missouri has a fund to reimburse residents who have suffered injuries causing financial loss due to certain crimes of violence. To find out if you are eligible for benefits and to file a claim contact Green Hills Women's Shelter.
Facts About Abuse
Who is an abuser?
Abusers are from every walk of life, racial and economic backgrounds, educational level, and age.
What is abuse?
Abuse is the mistreatment of one person by another. Abuse is hitting, kicking, punching, yelling, or unwanted touching. Abuse can be physcial, sexual, verbal, and or psychological. Abuse is a crime punishable by law.
Are you being abused?
Am I afraid of this person? Do I feel belittled or degraded by this person? Is it important I do everything possible to keep this person happy? Do I feel worthless because of what this person does or says? Does this person hit me, or touch me, or do anythign to me I don't like? If the answer is YES to one of these questions, you may be an abused person.
What can you do about abuse?
You do not have to stay in an abusive relationship. Statistics show in situations where there is no intervention, abuse gets gradually worse.
Your safety and the safety of your children is the most important need you have.
You can leave. Even though you may be feeling at your weakest, you need to take control of the situation and do what is best for you and your children's welfare and safety. You can file for an Order of Protection to shield you from the abuser.
Reasons why a woman stays in an abusive relationship:
- She may have grown up in a violent atmosphere and feels it is normal.
- Fear, loneliness, she may feel she cannot find a home or support herself.
- Financially and emotionally dependent on the abuser.
- Worries about separating the children.
- Blames herself, feels pressure from outside sources to keep the marriage together, may love the abuser and hopes he will change.
- Feels she has no place to go and no one to turn to.
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