Getting Help & Reporting Abuse

Report Abuse, Get Help

There are many agencies that exist to provide help to victims and/or perpetrators of family violence. The Community Awareness Subcommittee of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Family Violence Prevention Council has prepared resource manuals for Bureau, Grundy, and LaSalle Counties. Click here to download the LaSalle County Resource Manual. Click here to download the Grundy County Resource Manual. Click here to download the Bureau County Resource Directory, prepared by University of Illinois Extension. To order copies of the Resource Manuals, contact the Council at 13fvpc@mchsi.com.

Some of the agencies that may be able to help are listed below.

To Report Abuse

To report child abuse: Illinois Department of Child Abuse (DCFS) Hotline -- 1-800-252-2873

To report elder abuse: 1-866-800-1409

To report abuse of a disabled person: 1-800-368-1463 (1-888-252-4343 TTY)

Domestic Violence Services

Bureau County

Freedom House

1-800-474-6031
or 1-815-474-6031

Grundy County

Breaking Away
Groundwork

Contact law enforcement
1-815-941-2261
or 1-815-729-1228

LaSalle County

ADV & SAS

1-800-892-3375

For other areas:
Contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY), or the Illinois Domestic Violence Help Hotline at 1-877-863-6338.

DHS Protocol-Approved Partner Abuse Intervention Programs

Grundy County

Pathways

1-815-929-0383

LaSalle County

Options Counseling
Seventh Fire

1-815-672-1802
1-815-433-4829

Elder Abuse Programs

Bureau & LaSalle Counties

Alternatives for the Older Adult Administrative Office
Protective Servies

1-800-798-0988

 

1-800-369-8724

Grundy County

Grundy County Health Department

1-815-941-3143

Legal Services

Prairie State Legal Services

1-800-892-7888

The inclusion of an agency on this list does not constitute an endorsement of that agency's services.

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