Getting Help & Reporting Abuse

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 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.

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 (1-888-206-1327 TTY)

To report abuse of a disabled person: 1-800-368-1463

Domestic Violence Services

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Bureau County

Freedom House

1-800-474-6031
or 1-815-872-0087

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 (1-877-863-6339 TTY).


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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