Women's Resource Center

Crisis intervention:women's Resource Center (wrc) offers the only 24-hour crisis line, and emergency shelter in beaverhead and madison counties. Our crisis line advocates are trained to provide crisis intervention, safety planning, and referral support to callers 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Shelter services are for those who are seeking safety from a violent situation. The shelter is in a secure location with 24-hour security. Additional crisis intervention services provided to clients in need include material assistance (e.g., food, fuel, bus tickets, clothing, telephones), medical, law enforcement, and court accompaniment, and therapy. We strive to provide individuals fleeing from violence with the safety and resources needed to allow them to cope with their victimization and to begin the process of rebuilding their lives.

Prevention & education:in an effort to educate on issues surrounding interpersonal violence and subsequently preventing violence, wrc provides education on topics including healthy relationships, consent, and defining domestic violence/sexual assault. Additional prevention and education efforts include suicide prevention, circle-of-security, a relationship based, early intervention program designed to enhance attachment security between parents and children, and adverse childhood experiences education in which training is provided in understanding and preventing early childhood trauma and building resilience and facilitating middle-school youth groups.

Advocacy:advocacy services provided to victims of interpersonal violence are multifaceted and based upon an individual's and/or family's needs. Victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking need to know their rights and what services are available to them. Advocates assess each victim's needs and offer appropriate services or referrals to supportive resources. Clients are not required to report to law enforcement, but for those who do, we provide legal and court advocacy to victims, including supporting clients in filing and obtaining restraining orders and no contact orders. Advocates do not represent the victim legally but act as a support person as they navigate the judicial system. Additional supportive services are provided in a method that is both trauma-informed and empowerment based, and include safe housing, therapy, assistance in obtaining and filing legal documents, and navigating the legal process, material support, and referrals.