Domestic Violence Programs

  There is Help

Domestic violence is a social problem that has been left unresolved, hiding beneath the blanket of domestic privacy. Once violence occurs it escalates and becomes more severe. Only when victims stop suffering in silence will the cycle of violence be broken.

Catherine Cobb  Domestic Violence Program

The Catherine Cobb program is the pivotal point of connection with other families whose experiences are similar. In and atmosphere of equal exchange, victims learn that they are not alone and expand their self-awareness.

An understanding of the dynamic of the domestic violence is the first step towards a healthy family life.

Domestic violence is a social problem. Our society is only as healthy as its basic unit: the family. The Catherine Cobb Domestic Violence Program of Lenawee County addresses this problem by networking with a broad base of systems - social, legal, criminal justice, medical, and educational.

    Services Provided

Crisis Intervention
Twenty-four hour Hotline
Emergency Housing - 21 bed shelter
Support Groups
Information/Referral
Advocacy
      Financial
      Legal
      Personal
Community Outreach
Counseling

Domestic Violence Alternative
   Program (DVAP) for Men

 
Am I in a battering relationship?

You may be a battered woman if:

You are frightened of your partner's temper and change your behavior so as to not make him angry

You have seen your family and friends less since you met him

You have to ask permission to go out, spend money, or take classes

You express your opinions and state your needs less and less

You are afraid that your partner would kill himself or you if you left him

You believe that it doesn't matter how he treats you as long as the kids are okay

You do what he says in order to avoid trouble

You have been forced to have sex against your will

You have been hit, choked, locked up, slapped, shoved, threatened, tied up, burned, or bitten by your partner.

Domestic Violence is a Crime

IN AN EMERGENCY:
~  Call the Police
~  Go to a safe place
~  Call the 24 - hour Crisis Line below

"The home is actually a more dangerous place for a woman than the U.S. city streets."
- A. Novello, Surgeon General

  FOR HELP CALL:
517-265-6776
or
1-800-874-5936

DVAP  (Domestic Violence Alternative Program)

DVAP meets one time a week for two hours and focuses on the following aspects of spousal abuse:

Physical violence
Sexual violence
Intimidation, threats, and coercion
Emotional and mental abuse
Minimizing, denying, and blaming
Using their children as pawns
Economic abuse

DVAP provides the following services:

Group counseling and education to men who abuse their spouses or girlfriends

Individual counseling in conjunction with DVAP groups

Domestic violence assessments and referrals

Conjoint or couples sessions (only when appropriate)

DVAP staff are available to speak at conferences

To keep families safe and free from violence

To break the cycle of abuse

To help men accept responsibility for their behavior

To help abusive men look at their belief system which allows them to batter their partners

To decrease isolation and develop personal support systems that reinforce non-abusive behavior

To help abusive men develop non-abusive ways of relating to others

To educate abusive men around issues of anger management

To educate abusive men around issues of stress reduction

    (True or False)

~  Men who abuse their partners are unemployed or have low incomes.
False - Men who abuse their partners cross all social and economic classes.

~  Men who abuse their partners come from all walks of life.
True

~  Men who abuse their partners are from all races & ethnic backgrounds.
True

~  Men who abuse their partners do not practice religion.
False - Men who abuse come from all religions.

~  Men abuse their partners because of their uncontrollable anger
False - Men abuse their partners for various reasons. To maintain power and control in the relationship  is the most prominent.

~  Men abuse their partners because they are in bad relationships.
False - The abusive behavior comes from within the abuser, not from the relationship.

Please contact our office for more information regarding any of our programs or services