Through the non-residential Protective Hands program, our certified therapists and family advocates offer professional, confidential services to abused women and their children. Services include the following:
- Education-based support groups
- Therapy-based support groups
- Individual counseling
- Case management/legal advocacy
- Information and resources
- The
"I Feel Better Now" Childrens' Workshop Series
- Resource library
- Continued support for former residents of Ramoth House
Goals of Protective Hands
| 1. |
Women will have an
increased understanding of domestic violence. |
2. |
Women will have an increased knowledge
of legal and/or community resources that can address their
identified needs. |
| 3. |
Women will experience a program
and/or staff prepared to address their identified emotional
needs.
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4. |
Mothers will experience a staff
prepared to address their children's identified needs. |
| 5. |
Women will experience a staff prepared to address their
(and their children's) identified spiritual needs relating
to domestic violence. |
6. |
Women will experience a comfortable environment in which
they (and their children) were treated with respect, empathy
and understanding. |
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