Two professionally-facilitated groups sponsored by the Battered Women's Shelter. Women Aware is designed to help women look more clearly at, and make decisions about, their abusive relationships.  The Kids Groups are for children ages 4-18 years who have been exposed to domestic violence; they are subdivided by the age of the children attending.  Call the Shelter at 332-2513 anytime anyday for details about either group. (Click for overview of Domestic Violence resources)

One group is for women who have been in, or are currently in, any type of abusive relationship. There are concurrent groups for these women's children ages 5-18; the groups meet according to the age of the child and are part of the HERO program.  They interview all potential attendees to assist them in choosing the most appropriate resource.  Call 704/336-3210 weekdays 8-5 for details. (Click for overview of Domestic Violence resources)

A confidential, professionally-facilitated group for women giving them an opportunity to explore relationships, sexuality, spirituality, and how they think of themselves.  Transportation is available with 24 hours notice; free childcare is also present.  Call The Shelter at 704/332-2513 anytime anyday for details. (Click for overview of Domestic Violence resources)

A confidential, professionally-facilitated group for women who have been victims of domestic violence or other abuse OR whose child(ren) have been abused.  These structured meetings cover a new topic every week.  For details, call the Shelter at 704/332-2513 anytime anyday. (Click for overview of Domestic Violence resources)

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As of the date of this posting, the National Domestic Violence Hotline (available 24 hours a day) is 800/799-7233. 

If you live inside Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Anson or Union counties in NC, or if you are in or near Mooresville, NC, you may also call United Way 2-1-1 to learn of the about local resources for advice and counseling for your situation.  You can contact them by dialing 2-1-1 from a landline phone or by calling 866/744-7778 from your cell phone. 

Of course, if your life is at stake, if you are being threatened at the current time, or if you have a minute by minute emergency, contact the police for assistance. Posted 6/28/08. (Click for overview of Domestic Violence resources)

Educational group counseling for men or women who have been physically or emotionally abusing a wife/husband or girlfriend/boyfriend.  The participants are court-ordered domestic violence offenders. Groups are run in English or Spanish.  For details, call their office at 704/336-4344 Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.  (Click for overview of Domestic Violence resources)

This service provides comprehensive data and referral assistance for nonprofit and government resources in the NC counties of Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Union, and Anson counties and in or near the city of Mooresville, NC.  If you are calling on a landline or residential phone in one of those counties, dial 2-1-1.  If that fails, if you are calling on a cell phone, or if you are calling from anywhere else in NC, call 866/744-7778.  For calls from out of NC, use their local number of 704/377-1100. Although they are open 24 hours a day, you may wish to call weekdays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. for non-emergency questions.

The friendly staff at this full service library can help you research any medical topic using their up-to-date computers, databases, journals and books.  No previous research experience or medical knowledge is required. Click here for details or call them at 704-384-6393.

National Domestic Violence Hotline

It has been difficult finding an unusually good domestic violence site for this situation because the interventions need to be personalized (something that the internet isn't very good at).  We simply refer here because of the hotline (1-800-799-7233) available 24 hours a day.    Last checked 6/28/08 and originally posted here on 6/28/08.

Click to link to any of these lists of national groups:

The Self-Help Sourcebook OnLine Index
The Genetic Alliance
NORD (National Organization for Rare Diseases) Database

Click here to branch to the American Self-Help Clearinghouse listing of toll-free phone numbers for a wide variety of topics.